最近口罩管制鬆綁(liberalization/deregulation),聽說各大通路只要開賣盒裝口罩,一下子就搶購一空(sell our/sold out),看到這樣的爆買(buying spree)或是所謂的恐慌性搶購(panic-buying)相信口罩的確是一大重要的防疫物資,之前也有人說擁有很多口罩就像是很有錢,所以口罩好像就變成一種通貨(currency)了,說不定你就能用口罩去換其他物資了喔!
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barter 以物易物 (v./n.)
Kyle MacDonald bartered his paper clip for a house.
凱爾.麥當勞用他的迴紋針以物易物換到一個房子。
During the pandemic crisis, people barter with medical masks.
在大流行病肆虐期間,有人用醫用口罩來以物易物。
pandemic: 大流行病 medical mask: 醫用口罩