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shop S0359400 (shŏp)n.1. also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.2. An atelier; a studio.3. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.4. A commercial or industrial establishment: a printing shop.5. A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.6. A home workshop.7. a. A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.b. The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.v. shopped, shop·ping, shops v.intr.1. To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.2. To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.v.tr. To visit or buy from (a particular store).Phrasal Verb: shop around1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains.2. To look for something, such as a better job.3. To offer (a large block of common stock, for example) for sale to various parties: "[The company] is now actively being shopped around, with a prospectus in circulation" (Marianne Yen).Idiom: talk shop To talk about one's work.
[Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.]shop around vb (intr, adverb) 1. to visit a number of shops or stores to compare goods and prices2. to consider a number of possibilities before making a choiceTranslationsshop (ʃop) noun1. a place where goods are sold. a baker's shop. 商店 商店2. a workshop, or a place where any kind of industry is carried on. a machine-shop. 工廠，修理場 工厂，车间 verb – past tense, past participle shopped – (often go shopping) to visit shops for the purpose of buying. We shop on Saturdays; She goes shopping once a week. 購物 购物ˈshopper noun1. a person who is shopping. The street was full of shoppers. 購物者 顾客2. a large bag used when shopping. 購物袋 购物袋ˈshopping noun1. the activity of buying goods in shops. Have you a lot of shopping to do?; (also adjective) a shopping-list. 購物 购物2. the goods bought. He helped her carry her shopping home; (also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag. 購買的東西 买来的东西shop assistant (American ˈsalesclerk, *clerk) a person employed in a shop to serve customers. 店員 店员shop floor the workers in a factory or workshop, as opposed to the management. 工廠工人 工厂或车间的工人们ˈshopkeeper noun a person who runs a shop of his own. 店主 店主ˈshoplifter noun a person who steals goods from a shop. 商店扒手 商店扒手ˈshoplifting noun 扒竊 偷店铺，入店行窃 shopping centre a place, often a very large building, where there is a large number of different shops. 購物中心 购物中心shopping mall noun (also mall) (American) a shopping centre in which traffic is usually not allowed. 大型購物中心 大型购物中心shop around to compare prices, quality of goods etc at several shops before buying anything. 貨比三家 逐店选购shop around
shop (something) aroundTo offer to sell something to various prospective buyers. They've developed a working prototype that they're shopping around to a few different tech companies. He's shopping his screenplay around to every big movie studio he can get ahold of.See also: around, shopshop around (for something)To browse different stores, vendors, or selections to find the best price or option for something one wants to buy. They're offering the computer for $500, but I think I'm going to shop around a bit. I'm shopping around for a dress I can wear to Claire's wedding.See also: around, shopshop around (for something)to shop at different stores to find what you want at the best price. I've been shopping around for a new car, but they are all priced too high. You can find a bargain, but you'll have to shop around.See also: around, shopshop around1. Look for the best bargain, opportunity, or the like, as in This job offers only minimum wage so she decided to shop around for one with better pay . This expression alludes to looking in different stores in search of bargains or a particular item. [c. 1920] 2. Look for a buyer for, offer for sale to various parties, as in The company is now being actively shopped around. [Second half of 1900s] See also: around, shopshop aroundv.1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains: We shopped around for the best price before buying. Don't buy the first pair of shoes you see; shop around first.2. To look for something better: I think the receptionist is shopping around for a new job.3. To offer something, such as a large block of common stock, for sale to various parties: They shopped the deal around for a couple of months but couldn't find a buyer.See also: around, shopEncyclopediaSeeshop |