marketplace /ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs/ star1 (marketplaces)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） The marketplace refers to the activity of buying and selling products. 市场交易 [商业]

  例：

  It's our hope that we will play an increasingly greater role in the marketplace and, therefore, supply more jobs.

  希望我们能在市场交易中扮演越来越重要的角色，从而提供更多的工作。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A marketplace is a small area in a town or city where goods are bought and sold, often outdoors. 集市

  例：

  The marketplace was jammed with a noisy crowd of buyers and sellers.

  集市上挤满了吵吵嚷嚷的买东西和卖东西的人。