wholesale price:批发价;指商品在批发环节(通常是卖给零售商或其他经销商)时的价格,一般低于零售价。(也可泛指“大宗购买价”。)
/ˈhoʊlˌseɪl praɪs/
The wholesale price is lower if you buy in bulk.
如果你大量购买,批发价会更低。
After the tariff change, the wholesale price of imported coffee rose, forcing many cafés to raise their menu prices.
关税调整后,进口咖啡的批发价上涨,迫使许多咖啡馆提高菜单价格。
wholesale 原指“以整体/整批的方式(whole + sale)出售”,与“零售(retail)”相对;因此 wholesale price 字面意思就是“整批出售的价格”,引申为“批发价”。