barbershop

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barbershop — noun

  • barbershopsingular
  • barbershopsplural

1. a place where a barber cuts hair, trims beards, and offers similar grooming serv

1.名詞B1
釋義

a place where a barber cuts hair, trims beards, and offers similar grooming services

例句

Bilal waited outside the barbershop while his younger brother got a haircut.

go to the barbershop for a haircut

A striped pole spun slowly outside the neighborhood barbershop on Oak Avenue.

barbershop as a physical place in the street

同義詞
  • barber's

    a common British English way to refer to the barber's shop

  • hair salon

    broader and often less male-focused, offering a wider range of beauty services

文法句型

go to the barbershop

barbershop + verb

用法筆記

Mostly American English. British English more often uses 'barber's' or 'barber shop'. The word usually suggests a traditional shop for men's haircuts and beard care rather than a general beauty salon.

常見錯誤

❌I booked a haircut at the beauty barbershop near my office.
✅I booked a haircut at the barbershop near my office.
💡'barbershop' already names the type of shop, so it does not need 'beauty' before it.
❌My sister bought shampoo at the barbershop mall.
✅My sister bought shampoo at the shop inside the mall.
💡a barbershop is a specific business for haircuts and grooming, not a general store.

2. a style of unaccompanied four-part singing, usually by men, with very tight harm

2.名詞C1
釋義

a style of unaccompanied four-part singing, usually by men, with very tight harmony in old popular songs

例句

The chorus sings barbershop at the county fair every July.

sing barbershop as a musical style

Joon discovered barbershop after hearing four old friends sing without instruments.

barbershop as unaccompanied group singing

同義詞
  • close harmony

    a broader term for tightly spaced vocal harmony, not limited to this historical style

  • a cappella singing

    broader label for singing without instruments; it does not specifically imply barbershop harmony

文法句型

sing barbershop

barbershop + noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it names the music itself. It often appears in phrases such as 'sing barbershop' or before another noun, especially 'barbershop quartet'. Distinguish this noun sense from the adjective sense, which only describes another music-related noun.

常見錯誤

❌We sang a barbershop at the show.
✅We sang barbershop at the show.
💡here the word names a style of music, so it is usually uncountable.
❌The band played barbershop with drums and guitars.
✅The quartet sang barbershop without instruments.
💡the core style is closely tied to four voices singing without instrumental backing.

barbershop — adjective