shop
noun [ C ] uk/ʃɒp/ us/ʃɑːp/
(PLACE TO BUY THINGS)
A1 UK (US usually store)商店，店铺
a place where you can buy goods or services
a book/clothes/record/sweet shop 书／服装／唱片／糖果店
a barber's/betting shop 理发／博彩店
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购物；（尤指食品及其他日常用品的）采购
the act of shopping, especially of shopping for food and other things needed in the house
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 shopsUK (US be in stores) 面市，上市，可以买到
to be available to buy
His latest novel will be in the shops by Christmas. 他的最新小说将在圣诞节前面市。
- More examples
- We could have a look round the shops if you like.
- The shop was closed.
- Most of the shops are open on Sundays.
- What time do the shops close?
- There are some lovely shops in the town centre.
(WORK AREA)
车间;修理厂
a place where a particular type of thing is made or repaired
He runs a car repair shop. 他开了一家汽车修理厂。
(BUSINESS)
informal公司；企业
a business
Idiom
set up shopidiom 创办自己的公司
to start your own business
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饭馆为起点开创了自己的事业。
shop
verb uk/ʃɒp/ us/ʃɑːp/ -pp-
(BUY THINGS)
B1 [ I ]买，购买
to buy things in shops
I like to shop at Gap for clothes. 我喜欢在盖璞买衣服。
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。
- More examples
- Where do you shop for food?
- I like to shop locally.
- When I'm shopping in town I often pop in there.
- I was born to shop.
- If I'm shopping for clothes I like to go alone.
(GIVE INFORMATION)
[ T ] UK slang（向警察）告发
to give the police information about a criminal
His ex-wife shopped him to the police. 他的前妻向警方告发了他。
(OFFER FOR SALE)
[ T ]（向多个买家）兜售
to offer something for sale, especially to several different companies in the hope that one of them will buy it
Your script gets shopped to literary agents and movie studios. 你的剧本会被兜售给文学经纪和电影公司。
Phrasal verb
shop around 货比三家，逐店比较后选购
to compare the price and quality of the same or a similar object in different shops before you decide which one to buy
When you're buying a flight, you should always shop around for the best deal. 买机票时，你得多询问几个售票处，以便买到最便宜的票。