U 零售the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for resale

　～ business〔trader〕　零售生意〔商〕
　～ outlet　零售店
　sell at〔by〕 ～　零售
　the ～ of goods　货物的零售

　The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.　零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。

　vt. & vi.零售 sell in small quantities

　retail　的基本意思是“零售”，可用作不及物动词，也可用作及物动词。用作不及物动词时可跟at, for连用，表示“以…（价格）零售”；用作及物动词时，接名词或代词作宾语，宾语后也可接介词at.

　～ production　零售产品
　～ sweets　零售糖果
　～ tobacco　零售香烟
　～ at　（使）以…零售
　～ for　（使）以…零售
　～ to　把…零售给…

　In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.　这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。

 ♣ retail at〔for〕　(v.+prep.)
　（使）以…（价格）零售　(cause to) be sold the public for (a stated price)
　〔说明〕 retail at〔for〕常不用于进行体。
　This book retails at 10 dollars overseas.　这本书的海外零售价是10美元。
　These shoes normally retail at 18.50 yuan.　这些鞋的正常售价是18.50元。
　What do the family-size cartons retail at?　家用纸箱的零售价是多少?
　This shirt retailed for eight dollars in this store.　在这个商店里这种衬衫的售价是8美元。
　We can't afford to retail the jewellery at less than the price we paid for it, even to our most valued customers.　这些珠宝的零售价不能低于我们的买进价格，我们赔不起，即使是对我们最重视的顾客也不例外。
　Supermarkets can afford to retail cigarettes at a couple of cents below the price charged by most tobacconists.　超级市场香烟零售可以比多数烟草商价格低几分钱。
　This is an article that is retailed at seventy pence.　这是一件零售价格为70便士的物品。
 ♣ retail to　(v.+prep.)
　（把…)零售给…　sell (goods) to (a customer)
　We should be able to retail most of these products to overseas customers.　我们应能够把这些产品的大部分卖给海外的顾客。

　retail　也可用作副词，意为“零售”。例如：
　I bought it retail.　我是以零售方式把它买来的。

　［派生词］ retailer n.零售商