wholesaler
/ˈhəʊlseɪlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈolsˌelɚ] /ˈhəʊlseɪlər/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈolsˌelɚ] /ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər How to pronounce wholesaler (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wholesaler — 名詞
- wholesalersingular
- wholesalersplural
1. a business or trader that gets products in very large quantities and resells the
批發商
大量進貨再賣給店家或企業的商家
a business or trader that gets products in very large quantities and resells them to shops or other companies instead of selling straight to ordinary customers
Rin's wholesaler delivered fifty boxes of tea to the shop at dawn.
Rin 的批發商在天一亮時，就把五十箱茶送到店裡。
wholesaler delivers goods in bulk to a shop
The bakery switched wholesalers after flour prices rose for the third month.
那家麵包店在麵粉價格連三個月上漲後，換了批發商。
A furniture wholesaler offered Vivek's store a discount on larger orders.
一家家具批發商提供 Vivek 的店大宗訂單折扣。
Small retailers often depend on one wholesaler for imported cleaning products.
小型零售商常常得依靠同一家批發商供應進口清潔用品。
The toy wholesaler rented extra warehouse space before the holiday rush.
那家玩具批發商在節日前的旺季到來前，另外租了倉庫空間。
- distributor
focuses more on moving goods through a supply network and may work closely with one manufacturer or brand
- supplier
broader term that can also include services, raw materials, or long-term provision arrangements
- merchant
more traditional and wider in meaning; not always limited to bulk trade between businesses
- retailer
sells directly to final customers in small quantities
文法句型
wholesaler + of + [goods]
[product] + wholesaler
buy from / switch wholesalers
用法筆記
Countable noun. A wholesaler normally sells in bulk to businesses rather than directly to the general public, and it is often named by product type, as in food wholesaler or wine wholesaler.