"goods sold on agreement for future delivery," 1880, from future (n.) in a financial sense "speculative purchase or sale of stock or other commodities for future delivery."
双语例句
1. Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.
期货价格在早盘深幅下跌后出现反弹,收盘时未见严重损失。
来自柯林斯例句
2. People feel pinched in their pocketbooks and insecure about their futures.
人们感到荷包拮据,对未来缺乏安全感。
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3. A question mark hangs over many of their futures.
他们的不少期货都还是个问号。
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4. Cotton futures are selling at high prices.
棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的.
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5. We have a different background, a different history. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures.