merchandise
【1】货物
前面不可用a,也没有复数形式。
【例】We export merchandise of all kinds [all kinds of merchandise] to many countries.
【2】推销,经商(用作动词时,也可拼作merchandize)
①【例】If this new product is properly merchandised, it should sell very well.
这项新产品若能适当推销,会销售得很好。
【例】Hudson’s Bay Company was one of Canada’s largest merchandising chains at that time.
那时哈得逊湾公司是加拿大最大的连锁商店之一。
merchant
商人(尤其指批发商)
【例】We trade with merchants of various countries.
我们同各国商人进行贸易。
merely
仅仅
【例】Actually, we hope to do more than merely penetrate the new market.
实际上,我们希望不仅打入这一新市场,还想有其他作为。