merchant
UK ['mɜ:.tʃənt] US ['mɝ:-] noun countable formal
■a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries 商人；（尤指外贸）批发商•a wine/grain merchant酒商／粮食批发商 ■UK informal disapproving
■someone who is involved in or enjoys something which is unpleasant or annoying to others 对（令人讨厌之事）入迷的人，好…的人•a gossip merchant (= someone who enjoys talking about people's private lives)喜欢散布流言蜚语的人 •a speed merchant (= someone who drives too fast)好开快车的人
UK ['mɜ:.tʃənt] US ['mɝ:-] noun countable
merchant of doom/gloom UK disapproving
■someone who is always saying that bad things are going to happen 悲观派，持悲观态度的人•With exports rising and unemployment falling, the merchants of gloom are having to revise their opinions of the economy.随着出口产品的增加和失业率的下降，悲观派将不得不改变他们对经济的看法。 |