groceries

groceries — noun

1. the food, drinks, and small household items that people buy at a supermarket or

1.名詞A2
釋義

the food, drinks, and small household items that people buy at a supermarket or small neighbourhood shop to use at home.

例句

Pim carried two heavy bags of groceries up the apartment stairs.

collocation: bags of groceries

On Sunday mornings Lara and her father buy groceries at the farmers' market.

collocation: buy groceries

同義詞
  • provisions

    more formal; often used for travel or emergency supplies

  • foodstuffs

    formal or technical; food items considered as products, not as a weekly shop

  • shopping

    British everyday equivalent; 'do the shopping' often refers to buying groceries

文法句型

always plural

a bag/box/cart of groceries

用法筆記

Always plural in this meaning; the singular 'grocery' is rare and usually means a small shop. Common verbs are 'buy', 'get', 'do', and 'deliver'; common containers are 'bag', 'box', and 'cart'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a grocery at the supermarket.
✅I bought some groceries at the supermarket.
💡when referring to the food and items, the word is always plural.
❌I need to do grocery this weekend.
✅I need to do the groceries this weekend.
💡the activity of buying these items uses the plural form with 'the'.