[] ( commodities) () a product or a raw material, such as grain, coffee, cotton or metals, that can be bought and sold in large quantities, especially between countries商品；货物◆rice, flour and other basic commodities大米、面粉和其他基本商品◆a drop in commodity prices商品价格下跌⨁to deal / invest / trade in commodities经营／投资／买卖商品⨁commodity exports / prices / trading商品出口／价格／贸易a thing that is useful or has a useful quality有用的东西；有使用价值的东西◆Time is a precious commodity.时间很宝贵。dry commodities hard commodity soft commodity