marketplace

n.

市场，集市；商业界；

复数：marketplaces

1. Sifang Street is a very busy marketplace.
   四方街是一个热闹的集市。
2. He was a mean fellow of the marketplace.
   他是个市井小人。
3. Technology has come to the marketplace.
   技术已经进入了市场。
4. Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace.
   公司一定要在市场中有竞争力。

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