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shops

UK //ʃɒps//US //ʃɑːps//

词源

源自中古英语 'shoppe',进一步来自古英语 'sceoppa',意为'小棚子或摊位'。

noun

❶ 指商店或店铺,通常用于售卖商品或提供服务的地方,可以是实体店或网店。

“There are many shops in the mall selling clothes and electronics.”

(商场里有很多卖衣服和电器的商店。)

“She likes to visit small shops that sell handmade crafts.”

(她喜欢逛卖手工制品的小店。)

同义词:stores, boutiques, outlets

verb

❶ 指购物或去商店买东西的行为,常用于描述购买商品的过程。

“She shops for groceries every Saturday morning.”

(她每周六早上去买食品杂货。)

“They shopped around for the best price on a new laptop.”

(他们货比三家,想买到最划算的新笔记本电脑。)

同义词:buys, purchases, browses

常见短语

go shopping — 表示去购物或逛街的行为,常用于日常对话中。

“Let's go shopping this weekend for new shoes.”

(这周末我们去买新鞋吧。)

window shopping — 指只看不买的行为,通常用于形容浏览商店橱窗或商品但不购买。

“We did some window shopping but didn't buy anything.”

(我们逛了逛商店,但什么都没买。)