MERCHANT, n. One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar.
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n. 商人;批發商;店主;零售商;
adj. 商人的;商業的;
?? merch交易+ant表示人 → 商人
"The new merchant class was anxious for acceptance by the old nobility."
新興的商業階層渴望得到舊貴族的接納.
近義：merchandiser, merchantman, monger, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman
adj. 商業的;貿易的;營利的;靠廣告收入的;
n. （電臺或電視播放的）廣告;
?? com共同+merc交易+ial...的→共同交易的→商業的
"the commercial heart of the city"
城市的商業中心
近義：insertion, notice, spot, ad, advert, advertisement
反義：unmerchantable, unsalable, unsaleable, unsellable, dud
n. 追趕;工作;
?? pursu=pursue追求+it名詞后綴，表抽象名詞 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他堅決要求得到合法的托管權.
近義：hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
engaged
[in'geid?d]
adj. （指廁所等）有人用的;已訂婚的;（指電話）占線的;忙碌的;
v. 與某人訂婚;保證，約定;從事( engage的過去式和過去分詞);吸引或引起（注意、興趣等）;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
這位老太太忙著為孩子們做衣服.
近義：betrothed, affianced, occupied, bound, obligated, pledged
反義：quit, unattached, uncaught, clear, disengaged, free
n. 事件，形勢;東西，事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 美元;一元紙[硬]幣;金錢;財富;
?? llar 劈了(pillar) 柱子舍了(cellar) 地窯 多了(dollar) 美元闊了(collar) 衣領
"The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss."
公司遭受了7 500萬元的巨額損失。
近義：buck