
checkout
词源
源自check(检查)+ out(出去),最初指完成检查后离开的过程,后引申为结账和退房。
noun
❶ 指商店或超市的结账处,顾客在此处付款并完成购物过程。
“There was a long queue at the checkout.”
(结账处排了很长的队。)
“Please place your items on the checkout counter.”
(请将您的商品放在结账台上。)
❶ 指酒店或住宿场所的退房时间,客人需在此时间前离开房间并完成手续。
“Checkout time is at 11 AM.”
(退房时间是上午11点。)
“We need to pack our bags before checkout.”
(我们得在退房前收拾好行李。)
verb
❶ 指在商店或超市完成购物后付款并离开的行为。
“We checked out with our groceries in five minutes.”
(我们五分钟就结完账带着杂货离开了。)
“You can checkout using your credit card.”
(你可以用信用卡结账。)
❶ 指从酒店或住宿场所办理退房手续并离开。
“We need to checkout by noon tomorrow.”
(我们明天中午前必须退房。)
“He checked out of the hotel early this morning.”
(他今天一早就从酒店退房了。)
常见短语
express checkout — 快速结账服务,通常指不需要排队或简化流程的结账方式。
“Many stores now offer express checkout for customers with few items.”
(许多商店现在为购买少量商品的顾客提供快速结账服务。)
late checkout — 延迟退房,指超过规定退房时间后仍保留房间,通常需支付额外费用。
“We requested a late checkout so we could rest before our evening flight.”
(我们申请了延迟退房,这样可以在晚上的航班前休息一会儿。)