vend
vend — 動詞
- vendpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vendshe / she / it
- vendedpast simple
- vending-ing form
1. to offer goods for sale, typically small items handed directly to buyers from a
販售；叫賣
於街頭、攤位或機器小規模售貨
to offer goods for sale, typically small items handed directly to buyers from a stall, cart, or machine in a public place.
Daichi vends grilled squid from a small cart outside Tokyo Station every evening.
Daichi 每晚在東京車站外的小推車販售烤魷魚。
vend + [goods] from a stall or cart
The old woman vends roasted chestnuts beside the cathedral steps in winter.
那位老婦人冬天時在大教堂台階旁叫賣烤栗子。
subject is typically a street trader or peddler
Sofia and her brother vend handmade jewellery to tourists on the boardwalk each summer.
Sofia 和她的弟弟每年夏天在木棧道上販售手工首飾給遊客。
vend + [goods] + to + [buyer]
By law, no one may vend food on this beach without a council permit.
依法規定，未經市府許可，任何人不得在這片海灘上販售食物。
formal register, often in legal or regulatory contexts
Maeve started vending homemade soap at the Saturday market to pay her university fees.
Maeve 開始在週六市集販售手工香皂，以支付她的大學學費。
vending + [goods] + at + [location]
- vend goods
- vend food
- vend wares
- vend from a cart
- vend at a market
- buy
the opposite transaction — to receive goods in exchange for money
文法句型
vend + [goods]
vend + [goods] + to + [buyer]
用法筆記
Formal and somewhat old-fashioned; in everyday speech, 'sell' is preferred. The subject is typically a small trader, hawker, or street vendor, and the goods are usually small consumable items or handmade objects. The related noun 'vendor' is far more common than the verb itself.