shop
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] noun countable
PLACE TO BUY THINGS 购物场所
ESSENTIAL (US usually store)
■a building, or a room in a building, where you can buy goods or get services 商店，店铺•a book/clothes/record/sweet shop书／服装／唱片／糖果店 •a barber's/betting shop理发／投注店 •I need to go to the shops - I've got no food in the house.我得去商店了——家里没有吃的东西了。 ■UK
■the act of shopping, especially of shopping for food and other things needed in the house 购物；（尤指食品及其他日常用品的）采购•I usually do the weekly shop on a Monday.我通常在星期一买一周要用的东西。 be in the shops
■to be available to buy 面市，上市，可以买到•His latest novel will be in the shops by Christmas.他的最新小说将在圣诞节前上市。
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] noun countable
WORK AREA 工作区
■a place where a particular type of thing is made or repaired 工厂；修理厂•He runs an auto-tyre repair shop.他开了一家汽车轮胎修理厂。
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] noun countable
BUSINESS 商业 informal
■a business 公司；企业
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] noun countable
set up shop
■to start your own business 开创自己的企业；创业•She set up shop back in 1965 with a very small restaurant in the Kings Road.1965年她以国王路上一家很小的餐馆为起点开创了自己的事业。
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] verb (-pp-)
BUY THINGS 购物
ESSENTIAL intransitive
■to buy things in shops 买，购买•I like to shop at Harrods for clothes.我喜欢在哈洛氏买衣服。 •If I'm just shopping for food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.如果只是买些食品，我一般会去附近的超市。
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] verb (-pp-)
GIVE INFORMATION 提供资讯
transitive UK slang
■to give the police information about a criminal （向员警）告发•His ex-wife shopped him to the police.他的前妻向警方告发了他。
UK [ʃɒp] US [ʃɑ:p] verb (-pp-)
Phrasal Verbs shop around
■to compare the price and quality of the same or a similar object in different shops before you decide which one to buy 货比三家，逐店比较后选购•When you're buying a flight, you should always shop around for the best deal.买机票时，你得多询问几家，以便买到最便宜的票。 |