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

• 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。
• Of this total, the export of general trade was down by 4.8 percent, and that of manufacturing trade was up 4.9 percent.
  其中一般贸易出口下降4.8%，加工贸易出口增长4.9%；
• Today, cooperation between our two countries has become the engine driving China-EU cooperation, with China-Germany trade taking up roughly 30 percent of Chinas total trade with Europe.
  目前，中德合作已成为中欧合作的龙头，双方贸易额占到中欧贸易总额的30%左右。
• First-time buyers saw them as a way to get onto the housing ladder, perhaps hoping to trade up to a house later.
  首次购房者视公寓为跻身屋主阶级的捷径，或许他们还计划着几年后把公寓换成独栋住宅。
• Since inter-eurozone trade makes up two-thirds of German exports, the incremental benefits of exporting outside the eurozone are no longer covering the loss in trade from Europe.
  由于欧元区贸易占德国出口的三分之二，德国对非欧元区的出口增长不足以弥补欧元区内部贸易的下降。
• 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
• He cited a study by the Swedish board of trade that up to 80 per cent of the value added in production of shoes took place in Europe, where they are designed and marketed.
  他援引瑞典贸易署（SwedishBoardofTrade）一项研究表示，鞋业生产中高达80%的附加值是在欧洲创造的，欧洲是鞋的设计方与销售市场。
• 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。
• 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。
• The homeowner wants to trade up. The old man was tossed out of the house because the owner wanted to pull it down.
  房主想把旧屋折价换新房子。因为房主要拆房子，这老头被赶了出来。