[] (usuallythe stock market) the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens; a stock exchange证券市场；证券交易；证券交易所◆The company was floatedon the stock market (= its shares were sold to the public) in 2004.这家公司于 2004 年在证券市场上市。◆to invest in the stock market投资于证券市场◆It is the only company of its type to be listed on the stock market.它是同类公司中唯一一家上市公司。◆Pension funds have been hit hard by falling stock markets.养老基金因股市下跌而受到重创。◆US investors suffered big losses in the stock market slump.美国投资者因股市暴跌遭受了巨大损失。⨁the stock market closes / opens股市收盘／开盘⨁the stock market falls / rallies / rises股市下跌／回升／上涨⨁a stock market collapse / crash / slump股市暴跌／崩溃／萧条