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shopkeepers

UK //ˈʃɒpˌkiːpəz//US //ˈʃɑːpˌkiːpərz//

词源

源自中古英语 'shop'(商店)与 'keeper'(看守者)的组合,16世纪开始使用。

noun

❶ 指经营小商店的人,通常负责日常销售、进货和管理店铺事务,常见于社区或街边小店。

“The shopkeepers in this neighborhood know all their customers by name.”

(这个社区的店主们都能叫出每位顾客的名字。)

“Many shopkeepers work from early morning until late at night.”

(许多店主从清晨工作到深夜。)

同义词:store owner, merchant, retailer

常见短语

corner shopkeeper — 特指经营街角便利小店的人,这类店铺通常营业时间长,供应日常必需品。

“Our corner shopkeeper always saves the morning newspaper for me.”

(街角店主总会为我留着晨报。)