influence people’s ideas (--;£# lUSjsS &,

63 ) MX, 'm=f

tract-able /'traektabl/ adj. (formal) easy to deal with or control £k S 63; 4§ 63 httimanageable rrm

intractable ► tract-ability /.traekta'biloti/ noun [U] 'tract house (also 'tract home) noun (NAmE) a modem house built on an area of land where a lot of other similar houses have also been built ( i£if^fkl63 ) fi t:

trac-tion /'traekjn/ noun [U] 1 the action of pulling sth along a surface; the power that is used for doing this $ 31; $6 ; $31 fj; 2 a way of treating a broken

bone in your body that involves using special equipment to pull the bone gradually back into its correct place $ 31 ( f£ ft P*3 # M {& 63 ff fe' ) : He spent six

weeks in traction after he broke his leg.

T 7\ $ M #J S3 $ 31 ia ff c 3 the force that stops sth, for example the wheels of a vehicle, from sliding on the

ground ($*mf«iffi63) imwmti 'traction engine noun a vehicle, driven by steam or diesel oil, used in the past for pulling heavy loads ( |B BtlglfeMllft ) $3iUl$, $31$ trac tor /'traekta(r)/ noun 1 a powerful vehicle with two large and two smaller wheels, used especially for pulling farm machinery $3lfJl 2 (NAmE) the

front part of a tractor-trailer, where the driver sits ( $

. 3IA#:$63 ) $31$, lfi$A — picture o truck ‘tractor-trailer (also 'trailer truck) noun (NAmE) a large lorry/truck with two sections, one in front where the driver sits and one behind for carrying goods. The sections are connected by a flexible joint so that the tractor-trailer can turn corners more easily. $ 31 $ ; A $ $; M M & ■$ — picture o truck — see

also ARTICULATED

trad /traed/ (also less frequent 'trad jazz) (both BrE) noun [U] traditional jazz in the style of the 1920s, with free playing (= improvisation) against a background of fixed rhythms and combinations of notes H H i

( ^20taXd20$ft63M#X XBPA

) — see also Dixieland

trad-able (also trade-able) /’treidabl/ adj. (technical ALfi) that you can easily buy and sell or exchange for money or goods nj|£63; nJ35J?63 HT1 marketable trade On /treid/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 [U] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries ‘jg J§ ; A ; j§j jk; XM: international/ foreign trade HI g / Xf $ ft H O Trade between the two countries has increased. W 0 X. |b] 63 ® Hr iff j£ ~f o 0 the international trade in oil HI ^ M 0 the arms,

drugs, etc. trade ^X%h — see also balance

OF TRADE, FAIR-TRADE, FREE TRADE 2 [C] a particular type of business ffik; IMlk; $;i;: the building/food/ tourist, etc. trade H ik , # ^ ik , M 0 ik Vf o He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/ stores). ftM$H X $ ₀ —see also rag trade 3 the trade [sing.+sing./pl. v] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it |WJ ik; [s] \x; (si A: They offer discounts to the trade (= to people who are working in the same business). IMJXt [Wj ff ik 63 A in $ X f 0 o o a trade magazine/journal if lk A / &J hJ —see also stock-in-trade 4 [U, C] the amount of goods or services that you sell ffikM; 3cJ? M ETTCI business : Trade was very good last month. i:jj 63 X kb M (U A o 5 [U, C] a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills ( it. fa X X ) XI 'Ik; f-£; fr ^s|i _: He was a carpenter by trade, ftil U. $ X. fj ik ₀ O When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade. 4tk$- ik In *£ $ • H X zl c o She was surrounded by the tools of her trade (= everything she needs to do her job).

X.M 63 X‘ Me „ o note at work flUTl see JACK n., PLY V., ROARING, TRICK n. mverb 1 ~ (in sth) (with sb) to buy and sell things f$K- $: i'kl; Wj: fV] The firm openly traded in

arms. kc O Early explorers traded

directly with the Indians. $- $163 V? P& A -i CP X A M lit I t XM 0 trading partners (- countries that you trade

with) % ik if 0 [VN] Our products are now traded worldwide. 2 [V] - (as

sb/sth) to exist and operate as a business or company it ik;. US: The firm has now ceased trading. )XiCf§iXjXX B ff iko 0 They traded as ‘Walker and Son’. fMliX “M I” ££ftiko 3 to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange ( f*Jf. ). X3, [V] Shares were trading at under half

their usual value.

[also VN] 4 to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has 5 +0 ; lX ^ ^ : [VN] to trade secrets/

insults/jokes K Wk M ; Xt ^o She traded her posters for his CD. M kU 63 ftik » 0 I

wouldn’t mind trading places with her for a day.

[also VNN] u:i;Vi ‘trade at sth (US) to buy goods or shop at a particular store f£ (

XI ) .trade 'down to spend less money on things than you used to Shoppers are trading down

and looking for bargains. 3\ ® ^ $ M 63 A IP I#

ifr In o .trade sth*-*'in to give sth used as part of the payment for sth new pr_:

: He traded in his old car for a new Mercedes.

—related noun

trade-in .trade sth^ off (against/for sth) to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other $.#j; $Hn {^li>M: They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment, jtk fH/X XJ ^ $ il ^ 0 E ^R^ikXfl^ ® 'frWM o — related noun trade-off "trade on sth (disapproving) to use sth to your own advantage, especially in an unfair way ( k $.X]X 2r IE fffe ) fij XI ETI71 exploit : Thfy trade on people’s insecurity to sell them insurance, ftfcfl J M Aill 63 X $ $ .trade 'up 1 to sell sth in order to buy sth more expensive f ; ( f^W63lX'® )

^ M Hi 63 $ M : We’re going to trade up to a larger house. IMWWMWfeT, ®^:X:^63o 2 to give

sth you have used as part of the payment for sth more expensive VIIB

'trade balance noun = balance of trade

'trade deficit (also 'trade gap) noun [usually sing.] a situation in which the value of a country’s imports is greater than the value of its exports $ H ; % Mi

the .Trade De'scriptions Act noun [sing.] (in Britain) a law that states that goods must be described honestly when they are advertised or sold i

) : You could get

them under the Trade Descriptions Act for that! IX ff IX fS

m m&imm mmmzu&₀

'trade fair (also 'trade show) noun an event at which many different companies show and sell their products

'trade-in noun a method of buying sth by giving a used item as part of the payment for a new one; the used item itself KJt'IBiffffr&fr; IBtl: the

trade-in value of a car fvH 63 HI IB 0 Do you

have a trade-in? fXXfXXV63 IBppi >®j ? — see also part

EXCHANGE

trade-mark /'treidmark; NAmE -ma:rk/ noun (abbr. TM) 1 a name, symbol or design that a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else j§[ Vj; : ‘Big Mac’ is McDonald’s best-known trademark. “ g ft H ” & M Xj % ft ¥i& 63 2 a special way of

behaving or dressing that is typical of sb and that makes them easily recognized ( A 63 fr A A ir 63 X # tE,Xpid

'trade name noun 1 = brand name 2 a name that is taken and used by a company for business purposes

(£ ft] 63 ) iSBX 'X A

‘trade-off noun ~ (between sth and sth) the act of

balancing two things that you need or want but which are opposed to each other ( ifcifffiXffi A/XX 63 (a) 63 ) ff ■ W ii : There is a trade-off between the benefits of the drug and the risk of side effects. fE 63frXtfiiSiJffX]^ll4|-$MiXi^63l«]Mo

trader /'treida(r)/ noun a person who buys and sells things as a job $[ A; ; til:# XM K: