department store

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++deˈpartment ˌstore ●●○ noun [countable]  SHOP/STOREa large shop that is divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goods 百货商店，百货公司 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇

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department store• The same uneasy juxtaposition of man and technology is evident if you take the lift in a department store.• So I became a shoe salesman in a department store that had a predominantly black clientele.• The Edel MacBride label is already familiar to Chicago with clothing being sold at a large department store in the city.• The department store chain will consolidate its regional businesses into its Schaumburg, Illinois.From Longman Business Dictionarydepartment storedeˈpartment storeCOMMERCE a large shop that is divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goodsMost large department stores now offer in-house credit cards. → store

deˈpartment ˌstore nounChineseSyllable  

a that separate into shop Business is divided Corpus large

department store
deˈpartment ˌstore noun [countable]
a large shop that is divided into separate departments, each selling a different type of goods

department storeBrE /dɪˈpɑːtmənt stɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt stɔːr/ 🔊 nouna large shop/store that is divided into several parts, each part selling a different type of goods 百货公司；大百货商店