| 单词 | hawker |
| 释义 | hawker noun[C] uk/ˈhɔː.kər/us/ˈhɑː.kɚ/someone whosellsgoodsinformallyinpublicplaces 小商贩People who sell things
Examplesofhawkerhawker Others became hawkers of the locality in cheap goods, mainly glass and brassware. From theCambridge English Corpus Not surprisingly, many hawkers of information took their trade with them when they set out for the new world where some met an ignominious end. From theCambridge English Corpus A customer walks up to ahawkerselling fruit. From theCambridge English Corpus The government commissioner's plea for a further expansion in the regulation of trade practices also had some resonance: the hawkers' regulation was strengthened in 1936-40. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead of providing a 'host' around which less successful troupes, showmen, hawkers and other 'parasites' could gather, these performers took up residence in purpose-built theatres in the centre of town. From theCambridge English Corpus Example (11) shows an interaction between ahawkerwho sells sundries and a customer; it contains a customer's evaluation of the merchandise. From theCambridge English Corpus As to the old basket women or fish hawkers, they were a hardy race and went from door to door with the fresh fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear this day in, day out, like a hawker's sales patter, but no one is actually doing anything about it! FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English My noble friend's frequent reference to hawkers has raised a query in my mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall find that if the coal gets short the hawkers will be able to hawk coal at a very large profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 9 enables local authorities to make similar regulations for licensing hawkers and stall-holders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The need for the power has been proved and established, especially in the cases of the inveterate and deliberate offenders among barrow hawkers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Hawkers who qualify will get an allocation on the basis of their first-hand purchases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have given many licences this year to fish hawkers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The amount of fruit these hawkers get is related to the amount they received during a certain period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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