trade up

英 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

美 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

变卖（旧物）换进同类中更贵的东西

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 变卖(旧物)换进同类中更贵的东西
  If someonetrades up, they sell something such as their car or their house and buy a more expensive one.
  1. Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars...
     迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
  2. Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to trade up.
     私房主会感到更安心，可能愿意变卖旧房购买更贵的房子。

双语例句

• As GDP rises, smokers trade up to more expensive brands.
  随着国内生产总值的上升，烟民们已经买得起更贵的牌子了。
• Trade up [ Home Purchase Scheme] Management and utilization of the public funds for buying books and reference materials in colleges and universities
  换购物业〔自置居所资助计划〕高校公款购置图书资料的管理与利用
• Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to trade up.
  私房主会感到更安心，可能愿意变卖旧房购买更贵的房子。
• Here the certainty has been that the property market goes up, trade goes up and horses race on Wednesdays and Sundays.
  这里说的稳定，是指楼市上涨，交易畅旺，每周三和周日照常举行骞马。
• Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars
  迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
• China's foreign trade makes up a very small portion of the world's total.
  现在中国对外贸易额占世界贸易额的比例很小。
• I doubt they ( the Chinese) will send any gunboats around to "open" trade up.
  我不信他们（中国人）会到处派遣炮艇去“开发”贸易。
• Jane has no common with her sister on avocation. Things will go much Better if people of the same trade make up the other's deficiency from their own surplus.
  就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。同行业之间互通有无，调剂余缺，事情就好办得多了。
• A wave of mainly Chinese deals met strong investor interest, helping a number of companies to trade up sharply in their first days and weeks.
  以中国内地企业为主的一波上市引发投资者强烈兴趣，多只新股在最初几天或几周大幅上涨。
• If you're doing a snail mail survey, trade up a bit: Anything that distinguishes the survey from direct marketing will increase your success rate.
  如果你在做一个平信调查，贸易平信了一点：什么区别调查从直接营销将增加你的成功率。