| 单词 | retail therapy | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasretail therapy   retail therapy n. originally U.S. (humorous) the practice or an instance of shopping to cheer oneself up; shopping regarded as a leisure activity. ΚΠ 1986    Chicago Tribune 		(Nexis)	 24 Dec. 2  				We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through retail therapy. 1998    Cosmopolitan 		(U.K. ed.)	 Aug. 249/2 		(caption)	  				Stop for a reviving cafe au lait or glass of wine (or both!) at Place de General de Gaulle, before setting off for more retail therapy. 2001    Mirror 		(Electronic ed.)	 2 Jan.  				She can rely on retail therapy for some relaxation. And..she won't have to struggle home on the bus with all her shopping. < as lemmas  | 
	
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