noun[ C ]finance & economicsspecializeduk/ˈtreɪd ˌdef.ɪ.sɪt/us/ˈtreɪd ˌdef.ɪ.sɪt/(also trade gap)
贸易逆差
a situation in which the value of goods a country imports (= buys from other countries) is greater than the value of goods it exports (= sells to other countries), or the size of this difference