shops
shops — 名詞
- shopssingular
- shopsesplural
1. a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold to the public.
商店；店家
向公眾販賣商品或服務的場所
a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold to the public.
Olivia bought a loaf of bread and some cheese from the shop on the corner.
Olivia 在轉角的商店買了一條麵包和起司。
The toy shop on Market Street has a big sale on board games this week.
市場街的那間玩具店這個星期桌遊大特價。
pattern: [type of goods] + shop
Kabir runs a small flower shop near the train station with his sister.
Kabir 和妹妹在火車站附近經營一家小花店。
Most shops in the town centre close at six o'clock every evening except Friday.
鎮中心大部分的商店除了星期五之外，都在傍晚六點關門。
Lauren stopped at the gift shop to buy a present for her host family.
Lauren 在禮品店停留了一下，為寄宿家庭買禮物。
- store
more common in American English; can refer to any size of retail outlet
- retail outlet
more formal, often used in business contexts
文法句型
a/the + shop + (selling/preposition/noun modifier)
用法筆記
In British English, shop is the usual word for a place where you buy things. In American English, store is more common, though shop is still used for smaller or specialist retailers.
常見錯誤
2. a room or building where people make or repair things using tools and machines.
工坊；工作坊
使用工具製造或修理物品的場所
a room or building where people make or repair things using tools and machines.
The bicycle repair shop fixed Amani's flat tyre in less than fifteen minutes.
那間腳踏車修理店不到十五分鐘就修好了 Amani 的破胎。
pattern: [type of goods] + repair shop
Yan spends every Saturday afternoon in his woodworking shop building furniture.
Yan 每週六下午都在他的木工坊裡打造家具。
The auto repair shop on Oak Avenue employs three full-time mechanics.
奧克大道那間汽車修理廠僱用了三名全職技工。
Dust and metal shavings covered the floor of the machine shop.
機器工坊的地板上布滿了灰塵和金屬碎屑。
Manuela dropped off her broken watch at the jewellery repair shop near the library.
Manuela 把故障的手錶送到圖書館附近的珠寶維修店。
文法句型
[type] + shop
workshop
repair shop
用法筆記
This sense typically appears in compound nouns where the first word names what is made or repaired (woodwork shop, repair shop, machine shop).
3. a company or organisation that operates as a place of work or business.
公司；行號
作為工作場所或營業單位的企業
a company or organisation that operates as a place of work or business.
The whole shop took the day off to celebrate the boss's retirement.
為了慶祝老闆退休，整間公司放假一天。
collective use: 'the whole shop' meaning all employees
Walid's uncle runs a printing shop that employs about twenty people.
Walid 的叔叔經營一家印刷廠，約僱用二十名員工。
Nellie has worked at the same engineering shop since she left university.
Nellie 大學畢業後就一直在一家工程公司上班。
The shop closed down last year after fifty years in the furniture trade.
那間工廠在家具業經營了五十年後，去年關門了。
- business
broader term; can refer to any commercial organisation, not just a physical workplace
- firm
more formal; often used for professional services like law or accounting
- establishment
more formal, can refer to any business or institution
文法句型
run a shop
the shop (as metonym)
用法筆記
In British English, shop can refer to a business establishment or place of employment in any trade, not just retail. In American English, this usage is less common outside set phrases like 'the shop floor.'
4. a school class or workshop where students learn practical skills such as woodwor
工藝課
學習木工、金工等實作技能課程
a school class or workshop where students learn practical skills such as woodworking, metalwork, or car repair.
In shop class, Adina learned how to measure and cut wood for a birdhouse.
Adina 在工藝課上學會了如何測量和切割木材來做鳥屋。
The high school's shop programme includes courses in welding and electronics.
這所高中的工藝課程包括焊接和電子學。
pattern: shop + programme / class / course
Quinn built a small bookshelf in shop using only hand tools.
Quinn 在工藝課上只用手工工具做了一個小書架。
The shop teacher showed the students how to use the saw safely.
工藝老師教學生如何安全使用鋸子。
- woodwork class
narrower — specifically about woodworking, not general trade skills
- trade class
broader term for vocational training at any level
文法句型
shop class
shop + noun
用法筆記
Used primarily in American English to refer to a hands-on class in secondary schools. In British English, the equivalent is often called design and technology (D&T) or woodwork/metalwork class.
5. a small business where a barber cuts people's hair and often shaves beards.
理髮廳
理髮師為人剪髮的店舖
a small business where a barber cuts people's hair and often shaves beards.
Jude went to the barber shop on Elm Street for a trim before the wedding.
Jude 在婚禮前去埃爾姆街的理髮廳修剪頭髮。
The barber shop near the station is open from eight in the morning until six at night.
車站附近那間理髮廳從早上八點營業到晚上六點。
Old photographs of the 1950s barber shop hang on the wall above the mirrors.
鏡子上方掛著那間理髮廳一九五零年代的老照片。
Ingrid took her son to the barber shop for his very first haircut.
Ingrid 帶兒子去理髮廳剪他人生的第一次頭髮。
- barbershop
same meaning; barbershop is more common in American English as a single word
- hair salon
usually for longer hairstyles or women's hair, not just a barber
文法句型
a/the + shop + (for + noun)
6. a style of singing popular romantic songs from the early twentieth century, usin
理髮廳合唱
四部和聲無伴奏演唱風格
a style of singing popular romantic songs from the early twentieth century, using four voices that blend closely together without any musical instruments.
Putri joined a barbershop group that practises old love songs every Thursday evening.
Putri 加入了一個理髮廳合唱團，每週四晚上練習老情歌。
The barbershop quartet wore matching striped jackets at the community talent show.
那個理髮廳四重唱在社區才藝表演時穿上條紋外套。
collocation: barbershop quartet
Barbershop singing became popular in the United States during the early twentieth century.
理髮廳合唱在二十世紀初於美國開始流行。
Renata loves the warm, close sound of a well-trained barbershop chorus.
Renata 很喜歡受過良好訓練的理髮廳合唱團那溫暖而緊密的和聲。
- close harmony
a broader term for any style where voices stay close in pitch, not specific to barbershop
文法句型
barbershop + noun (quartet, group, harmony)
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable when referring to the style of music; a group that performs this music is called a barbershop quartet or barbershop chorus.
常見錯誤
shops — 動詞
- shopspresent simple I / you / we / they
- shopses3rd person singular
- shopsing-ing form
- shopsedpast simple
1. to visit one or more places where goods are sold, intending to buy something.
購物；逛街
前往商店購買物品
to visit one or more places where goods are sold, intending to buy something.
Hassan shops at the supermarket every Friday after work.
Hassan 每週五下班後去超市購物。
The two friends went shopping for wedding dresses all afternoon.
那兩個朋友逛了一整個下午的婚紗。
pattern: go shopping + for + [item]
Olivia usually shops online because it saves her a lot of time.
Olivia 通常在網路上購物，因為可以省下很多時間。
Rafael shops for fresh vegetables at the farmers' market every Saturday.
Rafael 每週六去農夫市集採買新鮮蔬菜。
The city centre was so crowded that Trang decided not to shop there.
市中心人太多了，Trang 決定不在那裡逛街。
- browse
suggests looking without necessarily intending to buy
文法句型
shop + (for + noun phrase)
go shopping
用法筆記
The phrase 'go shopping' is very common for describing the activity as a whole. 'Shop for' specifies what you intend to buy.
常見錯誤
2. to compare prices or look at different stores' offers before deciding where to b
比價
比較不同商店價格找最佳選擇
to compare prices or look at different stores' offers before deciding where to buy something, in order to find the best deal.
Before buying a new phone, Faisal shopped around at six different electronics stores.
在買新手機之前，Faisal 跑了六家不同的電子用品店比價。
pattern: shop around + at + [shops] + for + [item]
It is always wise to shop around for car insurance before renewing your policy.
在續約之前，多比價幾家汽車保險公司總是明智的。
Jude shopped around for the cheapest flight to Tokyo for almost two weeks.
Jude 花了將近兩週到處比價飛往東京最便宜的機票。
Ravindra saved two hundred dollars by shopping around for a second-hand bicycle.
Ravindra 到處比價買二手腳踏車，省了兩百美元。
- compare deals
more direct but less idiomatic
文法句型
shop around (for + noun phrase)
用法筆記
This sense almost always uses the phrasal verb form 'shop around' (with or without 'for'). The simple 'shop' without 'around' does not carry the price-comparing meaning.
常見錯誤
3. to regularly buy goods or services from a particular store or business as a cust
光顧
固定在某商店消費購物
to regularly buy goods or services from a particular store or business as a customer.
Manuela has shopped at the same grocery store on Green Street for ten years.
Manuela 十年來都在格林街那間雜貨店買東西。
pattern: shop at + [store name] — for regular custom
Most locals shop the small bakeries in the old town rather than the big supermarkets.
大部分本地人去舊城區的小麵包店消費，而不是去大超市。
pattern: shop + [store type] — direct object, informal
Ingrid refuses to shop that chain because of its poor labour practices.
Ingrid 因為那家連鎖店勞工權益不佳，拒絕光顧。
Kabir and his family shop the farmers' market every weekend for fresh produce.
Kabir 一家每週末去農夫市集買新鮮農產品。
- boycott
deliberately avoid buying from a store as a protest
文法句型
shop + [store name]
shop at + [store]
用法筆記
When used transitively with a store name as direct object ('shop the farmers' market'), it is informal. The standard prepositional form ('shop at / shop in') works in all registers.
4. to give information about someone to the police or other authorities, secretly a
告密
向警方提供關於他人的秘密情報
to give information about someone to the police or other authorities, secretly and often for personal gain.
The thief shopped his partner to the police in exchange for a lighter sentence.
那個小偷向警方告發他的同夥以換取減刑。
pattern: shop + [person] + to + [authority]
Nobody in the gang trusted Eli because they suspected he had shopped them.
那個幫派裡沒有人信任 Eli，因為他們懷疑他出賣了大家。
Ravindra was terrified that his former cellmate would shop him to the warden.
Ravindra 非常害怕他過去的牢友會向典獄長告發他。
The informant shopped several drug dealers to the local police unit.
那名線人向當地警察單位密報了好幾名毒販。
- protect
to keep someone's secret instead of revealing it
文法句型
shop + [person] + to + [police/authorities]
用法筆記
Strongly informal and mainly British slang. In American English, the equivalent expressions are 'rat on,' 'snitch on,' or 'turn someone in.'
常見錯誤
5. to take something, such as a product, idea, or piece of writing, to several poss
兜售
向多位潛在買家推銷商品或構想
to take something, such as a product, idea, or piece of writing, to several possible buyers or publishers, hoping that at least one will agree to take it.
The author shopped her novel around to twelve different publishers before one said yes.
那位作者把她的書稿拿去十二家不同的出版社兜售，終於有一家答應出版。
pattern: shop + [item] + around + to + [buyers]
Yara is shopping her business plan to several banks to find an investor.
Yara 正在向幾家銀行推銷她的企劃書，尋找投資人。
The film producer shopped the script to every major studio in Hollywood.
那位電影製片人把劇本拿到好萊塢各大製片公司去兜售。
After developing the app, Lan shopped it around to three different software companies.
Lan 開發那個應用程式之後，拿去向三家不同的軟體公司推銷。
文法句型
shop + [something] + around/to + [potential buyers]
用法筆記
Often used with 'around' to emphasise that the offer is made to multiple potential buyers or partners. The direct object is the thing being offered for sale or consideration.