| 单词 | stock in trade |
| 释义 | stock in trade or stock-in-trade noun 1. goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business 2. anything constantly used by a person as a part of his or her profession, occupation, or trade friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade stock-in-trade or stock in trade (ˌstɒkɪnˈtreɪd) noun 1. anything frequently used by someone as a part of a profession, occupation, trade or behaviour Confession and repentance, the stock-in-trade of the revivalist preacher, do notconstitute the infallible means of improving our behaviour. His stock-in-trade is charm. There are no reviews - the stock-in-trade of the specialist magazine. Confidentiality was their stock-in-trade. Patriotism is every politician's stock-in-trade. Friendliness is the salesman's stock-in-trade. Unhappy families are the writer's stock-in-trade. Delicious potted shrimps and prawns were once the stock-in-trade of the harboursidecafe. 2. goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business One motorist, a rep who had been trapped by snowdrifts, maintained body temperatureby wrapping himself in his stock-in-trade - ladies' stockings. |
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