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act as a middleman
The company acts as a middleman between farmers and supermarkets.
这家公司充当农民和超市之间的中间人。
中间商；批发商
middlemen — plural of middleman
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中间商；批发商
a person or company that buys goods from producers and sells them to shops or customers
The company acts as a middleman between farmers and supermarkets.
这家公司充当农民和超市之间的中间人。
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
批发商
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
中间串场人
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
The company decided to cut out the middleman and buy directly from the factory.
公司决定绕过中间人，直接从工厂购买。
Farmers often complain that middlemen take too large a share of the profits.
农民常常抱怨中间人拿走了太大比例的利润。
As a freelance translator, I prefer to work directly with clients rather than through a middleman.
作为一名自由译者，我更喜欢直接与客户合作，而不是通过中间人。
The company acts as a middleman between farmers and supermarkets.
这家公司充当农民和超市之间的中间人。
He served as a middleman between the buyer and the seller.
他充当了买家和卖家之间的中间人。
常用于商业建议，表示减少中间环节以降低成本。
Buying directly from the factory cuts out the middleman and saves money.
直接从工厂购买省去了中间人，节省了钱。
They obtained the goods through a middleman.
他们通过中间人获得了货物。
Not this
He is middleman in the deal.
Use this
He is a middleman in the deal.
冠词缺失：可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 'a' 或 'an'。
Not this
There are many middleman in the market.
Use this
There are many middlemen in the market.
复数形式错误：'middleman' 的复数形式是 'middlemen'，需要改变词形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
跳过中间商
The app lets you cut out the middleman and buy directly from the farmer.
这个应用让你跳过中间商，直接从农民那里购买。
充当中间人
He agreed to act as a middleman in the negotiation.
他同意在谈判中充当中间人。
中间商费用
The middleman fee cuts into the seller's profit.
中间商费用削减了卖家的利润。
消除中间商
Online platforms have eliminated the middleman in many industries.
在线平台消除了许多行业的中间商。
通过中间人
They bought the goods through a middleman instead of directly from the factory.
他们通过中间人购买商品，而不是直接从工厂购买。
绕过中间人，直接交易
You can cut out the middleman and buy directly from the factory.
你可以绕过中间人，直接从工厂购买。
充当中间人
She acted as a middleman between the two companies.
她充当了两家公司之间的中间人。
扮演中间人的角色
He played middleman in the negotiation between the union and management.
他在工会与管理层的谈判中扮演了中间人的角色。
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middle（中间）+ man（人）：站在买卖双方中间的人，就是中间商、中介。
语域：neutral 常见场景：wholesale trade、business negotiations、real estate deals 该词通常指在商业、贸易等场景中促成交易的中间人，在书面和口语中均较常见，并无明显的正式或随意倾向。多用于描述连接两方的角色，也可特指批发商。
注意可数名词，复数形式为 middlemen
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