stores

/stɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈɔrz] /stɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈɔrz] /ˈstȯr How to pronounce store (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stores — noun

1. shops where people buy goods or services

1.名詞A2
釋義

shops where people buy goods or services

例句

The new stores near the station sell shoes, books, and phone cases.

plural noun for retail businesses in one area

Several stores on Main Street stayed open late for the holiday sale.

同義詞
  • shops

    the everyday British English equivalent, and also used for smaller businesses

  • outlets

    often suggests stores linked to a particular brand or chain

  • retailers

    more formal and can refer to the business rather than the building

文法句型

stores + sell + goods

stores on/in + place

compare prices at stores

用法筆記

This is the broad retail sense. If the shops mainly sell food and household basics, sense 2 is more precise.

常見錯誤

❌The stores near my house is open late.
✅The stores near my house are open late.
💡'stores' is plural, so it takes a plural verb.

2. food shops that sell groceries and everyday things for the home

2.名詞A2
釋義

food shops that sell groceries and everyday things for the home

例句

After work, Isabela stopped at the stores for bread, onions, and soap.

go to the stores for food and household items

The stores in their town sell fresh fruit, rice, and cleaning spray.

同義詞
  • grocery stores

    the full and most explicit American English term

  • supermarkets

    usually larger than the smaller neighborhood stores in this sense

  • grocers

    can mean grocery shops or the people who run them

文法句型

go to the stores

stores + sell + food

call the stores

用法筆記

Use this sense for shops that mainly sell food and basic household supplies. More general retail businesses belong in sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌We bought apples at the clothing stores.
✅We bought apples at the grocery stores.
💡this sense is only for shops that sell food and home essentials.

3. websites or apps where customers choose goods and buy them

3.名詞B1
釋義

websites or apps where customers choose goods and buy them

例句

Many online stores now let customers track every order on their phones.

online stores + track orders on phones

Hyun builds online stores for local artists who want to sell handmade soap.

同義詞
  • webshops

    common in some business writing, but less everyday than 'online stores'

  • e-commerce sites

    more formal and focused on the commercial platform

  • marketplaces

    often broader because many sellers can share one platform

反義詞

文法句型

online stores

build stores

compare stores before ordering

用法筆記

This sense is digital, not physical. It often appears with words such as online, app, payment page, or delivery fee.

常見錯誤

❌Our online store is a building in Taipei.
✅Our online store is a website for customers to buy from.
💡this sense is a digital shop, not a physical place.

4. amounts of useful things kept so they can be used later

4.名詞B2
釋義

amounts of useful things kept so they can be used later

例句

Emergency stores of water and rice were moved to the school gym.

stores of + noun for supplies kept in reserve

By spring, the camp's fuel stores were almost gone after the long freeze.

同義詞
  • reserves

    often suggests something kept for emergencies or future need

  • supplies

    broader and more everyday, but less focused on being saved up

  • stockpiles

    suggests a large amount collected and kept ready

反義詞
  • shortages

    a state where there is not enough of something

文法句型

stores of + food/water/fuel

food stores

stores run low

用法筆記

This sense names the supply itself. Sense 5 names the room or building where the supplies are kept.

常見錯誤

❌The village built new stores for blankets.
✅The village built new store rooms for blankets.
💡sense 4 means the supplies, not the place that holds them.

5. rooms or buildings used to hold goods or materials until someone needs them

5.名詞B2
釋義

rooms or buildings used to hold goods or materials until someone needs them

例句

The hospital keeps extra blankets in stores behind the children's ward.

stores as rooms used for keeping supplies

Workers rolled paint cans from the stores to the stage before sunrise.

同義詞
  • storerooms

    the most direct modern equivalent for rooms used to keep supplies

  • stockrooms

    often used in shops for staff-only storage areas

  • warehouses

    usually larger buildings for storage and distribution

文法句型

in the stores

from the stores

stores behind + place

用法筆記

This sense is about the space where things are kept, often in institutions such as hospitals, museums, or ships. Sense 4 is about the supplies inside that space.

常見錯誤

❌The stores were running low after the storm.
✅The food stores were running low after the storm.
💡without a supply noun, this sense usually means the rooms, not the goods.

stores — verb