market-placen1 (also ,market-square) [C]open space in a town where a market is held 集市; 市场.2 the market-place [sing]commercial buying and selling 商业（买卖）活动 Companies must be able to compete in the market-place. 公司一定要在商品交易中有竞争力.
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