プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
しょうばい【商売】
❶〔商い〕business; commerce; trade
商売を始める
go into business
去年は商売が繁盛した
Business [Trade] was good [brisk] last year.
家具の商売をしている
He is in the furniture business.／He deals in furniture.
近くにスーパーが出来て八百屋は商売が上がったりになった
A supermarket opened nearby and the greengrocer has lost many of his customers.
商売熱心である
He works hard at his business.
それでは商売にならない
It won't pay.
酒屋の商売を始める
start a liquor store
❷〔職業〕an occupation
お父さんの商売は何ですか
What is your father's occupation?／What line of business is your father in?
商売替えする
change one's occupation
絵描きも商売となるとつらい仕事だ
Painting is a hard thing to do, if you do it as a professional.
赤ん坊は泣くのが商売だ
It is a baby's job to cry.／Babies are supposed to cry.
商売敵(がたき)
a business rival; a competitor
商売柄
❶〔商売の性質〕
宝石商という商売がら上流家庭をたくさん知っている
「Being a jeweler, I am [The nature of my job as a jeweler has made me] acquainted with many upper-class families.
❷〔独特の習性〕
商売がら目ざとい
Because of the nature of his business, he has a quick eye.
商売気
商売気のある
business-minded
商売気がある
He has a sharp eye for profits.／《米口》 He's always trying to make a buck.
商売人
a merchant; a tradesman
商売道具
商売道具は本だ
The things I need for my work are books.／Books are the tools of my trade.