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a vendor of sth
表示“某物的卖方/供应商”，后接所售物品。
He is a vendor of handmade crafts.
他是一个手工工艺品的小贩。
卖主；卖方；商贩
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
卖主；卖方；商贩
A person or company that sells goods or services.
He is a vendor of handmade crafts.
他是一个手工工艺品的小贩。
销售商品或服务的人或公司。
A person or a company that vends or sells.
推广或交换商品或服务以获取金钱的人
someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
自动售货机。
A vending machine.
The street vendor sold fresh fruit to people on their way to work.
街头小贩向上班路上的人们出售新鲜水果。
We compared prices from several software vendors before choosing one.
在选择之前，我们比较了几家软件供应商的价格。
Please return the damaged goods to the vendor for a refund.
请将损坏的商品退还给卖主以获取退款。
表示“某物的卖方/供应商”，后接所售物品。
He is a vendor of handmade crafts.
他是一个手工工艺品的小贩。
固定搭配，指在街头摆摊的商贩。
Street vendors sell food on the corner.
街头小贩在街角卖食物。
Not this
He vendors fruits at the market.
Use this
He sells fruits at the market.
Vendor是名词，意为“小贩”，不能作动词。应改用动词sell。
Not this
I went to the vendor to buy snacks.
Use this
I went to the store to buy snacks.
Vendor指人（如小贩），不表示地点。表示购买场所应用store或shop。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
街头小贩
The street vendor sells fresh fruit every morning.
这个街头小贩每天早上卖新鲜水果。
食品摊贩
We bought lunch from a food vendor at the park.
我们在公园从一个食品摊贩那里买了午餐。
vendor booth 展位
Each vendor booth at the trade show displayed their latest products.
贸易展上的每个vendor booth都展示了他们的最新产品。
供应商管理
Effective vendor management can reduce costs and improve quality.
有效的供应商管理可以降低成本并提高质量。
供应商名单
Please update the approved vendor list with the new suppliers.
请用新的供应商更新批准的供应商名单。
独立小贩
An independent vendor operates his own small business without a large corporation.
独立小贩经营自己的小生意，不依附于大公司。
Use vendor naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ven 音似 '贩' (fàn)，vendor 就是小贩或卖主。
语境：商业采购、市场交易、合同条款。语域：混合（商业文档中正式，口语中可指街头小贩）。注：vendor在正式商业语境中多指供应商或卖方，在日常用语中也可指小贩；选择混合语域以覆盖两种常见情况。
Genuine rhymes with vendor (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /ndɚ/): tender, fender, gender, render, bender. Warning: words spelled with -dor like 'corridor' (/ˈkɔrədɚ/ with different stressed vowel) or 'pompadour' look similar but do not rhyme due to different vowel and stress.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.