'Vending' is the -ing form of the verb 'vend', which means to sell something. On its own, 'vend' is a very formal, almost legal word. You will see it in contracts, in city rules, on official signs — 'No vending on this street' — and almost never in normal talk.

'Vending' vending是動詞 'vend' 的 -ing 形式 is the -ing form of the verb 'vend', which means to sell something意思是「販售某樣東西」。On its own單獨使用時, 'vend' is a very formal, almost legal word 'vend' 是一個非常正式、幾乎像法律用語的字。You will see it in contracts, in city rules, on official signs你會在合約、市府法規、官方告示上看到它 — 'No vending on this street'像「本街禁止 vending」 — and almost never in normal talk但幾乎不會出現在日常對話裡。

If a friend sold their old bicycle, you would say they sold it; nobody says 'I vended my bicycle'. So do not think of 'vend' as a nicer word for 'sell'. Think of it as the word the government or a company uses.

If a friend sold their old bicycle如果朋友賣了他的舊腳踏車, you would say they sold it你會說 they sold it; nobody says 'I vended my bicycle'沒有人會說 'I vended my bicycle'。So do not think of 'vend' as a nicer word for 'sell'所以不要把 'vend' 當成 'sell' 比較好聽的說法。Think of it as the word the government or a company uses把它想成是政府或公司會用的字。

There is a small but real difference in what kind of selling it points to. 'Vend' usually means selling goods in small amounts, in a public place, often without a proper shop — a person with a cart, a stall, a machine. That is why the two places you will actually meet this word are 'vending machine' (the machine that sells drinks and snacks when you put money in) and 'street vending' (selling things on the street).

There is a small but real difference in what kind of selling it points to在它所指的「賣」是哪一種上，有個細微但真實的差別。'Vend' usually means selling goods in small amounts 'vend' 通常是指小量販售商品, in a public place在公共場所, often without a proper shop而且常常沒有正式的店面 — a person with a cart, a stall, a machine像推車小販、攤位、自動販賣機。That is why the two places you will actually meet this word are 'vending machine' and 'street vending'這就是為什麼你實際上會遇到這個字的兩個場合是 'vending machine'（自動販賣機） (the machine that sells drinks and snacks when you put money in投錢進去就會賣飲料點心的機器) and 'street vending' 和 'street vending'（路邊擺攤販售） (selling things on the street在街上賣東西)。

The person is a 'vendor', and that word is much more common than the verb — 'a street vendor', 'a food vendor', and in business English 'our vendors' just means the companies we buy from. 'Vending' also works as a noun for the whole activity or business: 'She works in vending', 'the vending industry', 'vending rights at the stadium'.

The person is a 'vendor'做這件事的人叫 'vendor'（攤販／供應商）, and that word is much more common than the verb而這個字比動詞常用得多 — 'a street vendor', 'a food vendor'像 'a street vendor'（路邊攤販）、'a food vendor'（食品攤販）, and in business English 'our vendors' just means the companies we buy from而在商業英文裡 'our vendors' 就只是指我們跟他們進貨的那些公司。'Vending' also works as a noun for the whole activity or business 'vending' 也可以當名詞，指整個行業或活動: 'She works in vending', 'the vending industry', 'vending rights at the stadium'像 'She works in vending'、'the vending industry'、'vending rights at the stadium'。

For your daily English, honestly, you mostly need 'vending machine' and 'vendor'. Keep 'vend' as a word you recognise when you read it, not one you reach for when you speak.

For your daily English就你日常的英文來說, honestly, you mostly need 'vending machine' and 'vendor'老實說你大概只需要 'vending machine' 和 'vendor' 這兩個。Keep 'vend' as a word you recognise when you read it把 'vend' 留著當作一個你讀到時認得的字就好, not one you reach for when you speak而不是說話時會主動用到的字。