overtrade

/ˌoʊvərˈtreɪd/

Meanings

verb

过度交易，投机倒把。

To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or selling them; to overstock the market.

Examples :

"The small shop decided to overtrade by ordering twice as many summer clothes as they could afford, hoping for a huge sales boom that never happened. "

这家小店决定过度交易，他们订购了超出承受能力两倍的夏装，希望迎来销售井喷，结果却事与愿违。

Related Words

clothes noun

/kləʊ(ð)z/ /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊðz/ /kloʊðz/

衣服，服装

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

我妹妹为学校的舞会买了新衣裳。

overstock noun

/ˈoʊvərˌstɑk/ /ˈoʊvərˌstɔk/

积压库存，过剩库存。

"The grocery store had a huge overstock of bananas, so they were selling them at a very low price. "

这家杂货店的香蕉积压库存非常严重，所以他们以很低的价格出售。

decided verb

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/

决定，裁定，断定

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

她最后一分钟的进球决定了比赛的胜负。

happened verb

/ˈhæpənd/

发生，产生

"Let me tell you how it happened."

让我告诉你这是怎么发生的。

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

夏天，夏日

"the heat of summer"

夏天的炎热

selling verb

/ˈsɛlɪŋ/

销售，售卖，出售

"The bakery is selling bread to customers. "

这家面包店正在向顾客销售面包。

afford verb

/əˈfɔːd/ /əˈfoɹd/

负担得起, 有能力支付.

"I think we can afford the extra hour it will take. We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment."

我觉得我们负担得起多花一个小时的时间。我们目前只能负担得起买一辆小型车。

beyond noun

/biˈjɒnd/ /biˈjɑnd/

未知，未知的世界

"The teacher encouraged the students to explore the beyond of current knowledge in science. "

老师鼓励学生们探索科学领域中未知的世界。

ordering verb

/ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrdərɪŋɡ/

整理，排序。

"She spent the afternoon ordering her books alphabetically on the shelf. "

她花了一整个下午的时间，把书架上的书按字母顺序整理排序。

market noun

/ˈmɑːkɪt/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/

市场，集市

"The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh."

对于任何封建时代的自治市镇来说，拥有举办每周集市的特权都无比珍贵。

paying verb

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

支付，付款

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

他尽可能地以实物支付，并且以不入账的方式支付了她。

capital noun

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

资本，资金。

"The company invested in new capital, like delivery trucks and computers, to improve its efficiency. "

为了提高效率，这家公司投资了新的生产性资本，比如送货卡车和电脑。