trade up

英 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

美 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

变卖（旧物）换进同类中更贵的东西

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 变卖(旧物)换进同类中更贵的东西
  If someonetrades up, they sell something such as their car or their house and buy a more expensive one.
  1. Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars...
     迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
  2. Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to trade up.
     私房主会感到更安心，可能愿意变卖旧房购买更贵的房子。

双语例句

• China's foreign trade makes up a very small portion of the world's total.
  现在中国对外贸易额占世界贸易额的比例很小。
• As GDP rises, smokers trade up to more expensive brands.
  随着国内生产总值的上升，烟民们已经买得起更贵的牌子了。
• Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars
  迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
• The homeowner wants to trade up. The old man was tossed out of the house because the owner wanted to pull it down.
  房主想把旧屋折价换新房子。因为房主要拆房子，这老头被赶了出来。
• Since inter-eurozone trade makes up two-thirds of German exports, the incremental benefits of exporting outside the eurozone are no longer covering the loss in trade from Europe.
  由于欧元区贸易占德国出口的三分之二，德国对非欧元区的出口增长不足以弥补欧元区内部贸易的下降。
• If you're doing a snail mail survey, trade up a bit: Anything that distinguishes the survey from direct marketing will increase your success rate.
  如果你在做一个平信调查，贸易平信了一点：什么区别调查从直接营销将增加你的成功率。
• If trade looks up we may be able to have the shop painted next year.
  假如生意景况有所改善的话，明年我们就能够将店铺重新漆一次了。
• Here the certainty has been that the property market goes up, trade goes up and horses race on Wednesdays and Sundays.
  这里说的稳定，是指楼市上涨，交易畅旺，每周三和周日照常举行骞马。
• Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to trade up.
  私房主会感到更安心，可能愿意变卖旧房购买更贵的房子。
• We are on course to record our best ever year of trade, up more than 7 per cent in the first half of 2012 alone.
  记录显示去年是我们两国贸易往来最好的一年。仅2012年上半年，双边贸易就增长了至少7%。