1 [C] a place where people go to buy and sell things 市场；集市: a market stall/trader/town 市场上的货摊；市场上的商贩；集镇a cattle/fish/meat market 牲口市场；鱼市；肉市 ☞picture on page C8 见C8页插图 ☞ Look at flea market, hypermarket and supermarket. 参看flea market、hypermarket及supermarket。

2 [C] business or commercial activity; the amount of buying or selling of a particular type of goods 生意；商业活动；成交量: The company currently has a 10% share of the market. 这家公司目前拥有10%的市场占有率。the property/job market 房地产市场；就业市场

3 [C,U] a country, an area or a group of people that buys sth; the number of people who buy sth 市场；营销地区；销路: The company is hoping to expand into the European Market. 公司希望开拓欧洲市场。There's no market for very large cars when petrol is so expensive. 汽油这么贵的时候，特大型汽车是没有市场的。 ☞ Look at black market and stock exchange. 参看black market及stock exchange。