【commodity】 - SAT备考词汇

commodity

UK:  [kə'mɒdəti]

US:  [kə'mɑdəti]

复数：commodities  

n.

1.日用品,商品,农[矿]产品,有用物品

2.产品,原料产品

3.货物

4.用品

5.货色

6.〔旧用〕便利,利益

7.矿产

8.商品经济

1 . But Mr Humphreys said the growth of these economies would not mean the end of business cycles, or the end of commodity price volatility.
但亨弗莱斯也认为，这些经济体的增长并不意味着商业周期、或大宗商品价格波动的终结。

2 . Even John Maynard Keynes, the arch-slayer of the last remnants of commodity money, was an adamant supporter of fixed exchange rates.
即便是强烈主张消除“商品货币”最后-残余的经济学大师——约翰•梅纳德•凯恩斯（JohnMaynardKeynes），也是固定汇率的坚定拥趸。

3 . Economists at HSBC say that the correlations between industrial output and commodity prices began to fall apart a few years ago.
汇丰银行分析师认为工业产出同大宗商品价格的联系在几年前就开始逐渐降低。

4 . Spot price The price of a commodity available for immediate sale and delivery, the commodity being referred to as a "spot" commodity.
现货价格可立即出售和交货的现成商品的价格。这种商品称为“现货”。

5 . A few days ago, when he was paying the delivery for the commodity he had ordered online, he found the charge was a little bit increased.
几天前他在网上订购了一件商品，可是货到付款时，却发现了一点小变化。