grocery

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gro·cer·y /ˈɡrəʊsəri $ ˈɡroʊ-/ S3 noun

1. groceries [plural]DFDH food and other goods that are sold by a grocer or a supermarket 食品杂货2. (also grocery store) [countable] American EnglishSHOP/STORE a supermarket 超级市场

Examples from the Corpus

grocery• I reached the road, picked up my groceries, and left her in peace.• Morenz put down the flowers and the groceries and moved down the passage.• They buy some of the stuff at the grocery.• Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade.• It seems as though every day a new kind of cereal appears on the grocery shelves.• I go to the grocery store.• The company sells its batteries mainly through electronics stores but is expanding to grocery shops and kiosks.

gro·cer·y nounChineseSyllable

are Corpus sold goods and food other by that

grocery
gro‧cer‧y S3 /ˈɡrəʊsəri $ ˈɡroʊ-/

noun

1. groceries [plural] food and other goods that are sold by a grocer or a supermarket
2. (also ˈgrocery store) [countable] American English a supermarket

🔑 gro·cery

BrE

/ˈɡrəʊsəri/

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NAmE

/ˈɡroʊsəri/

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noun

(

gro·ceries

)

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(

especially BrE

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(

NAmE usually

ˈgrocery store

)

[countable]

a shop/store that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English '

grocery store

' is often used to mean 'supermarket'. 食品杂货店（在美式英语中 grocery store 常用以指 supermarket）

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groceries

[plural]

food and other goods sold by a

grocer

or at a supermarket 食品杂货<titled tranID="1" status="6">Shopping<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>购物</chn></titled>

Shopping 购物

go/go out/be out shopping 去／外出／在外购物
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall 去商店／商场
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping 购物；购买食品杂货；逛街浏览一下商店橱窗
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall 去逛商场；在商场闲逛
try on clothes/shoes 试穿衣服／鞋
indulge in some retail therapy 沉迷于购物疗法（疯狂购物以抚慰心灵）
go on a spending spree 痛痛快快地花一通钱
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending 减少花销
be/get caught shoplifting 在商店行窃被当场逮住
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store 把某物捐赠给／拿到慈善商店；在慈善商店发现某物
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale 在后备箱旧货市场／旧杂物义卖／车库里进行的旧物销售／庭院拍卖会购买／出售／找到某物
find/get/pick up a bargain 找到／买到便宜货

At the shop/store 在商店

load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart 往手推车里装东西；推手推车
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line 排队付款
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout 在付款处排队
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries 把食品杂货装进袋子
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping 将所购之物打包
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth) （把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves 在超市／商店有售
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock 有货；脱销
deal with/help/serve customers 应付／帮助／服务顾客
run a special promotion 搞特别促销活动
be on special offer 正在搞特价优惠

Buying goods 买商品

make/complete a purchase 采购
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order 网购；邮购
make/place/take an order for sth 订购某物
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance 大批／提前购买／订购某物
accept/take credit cards 接受信用卡
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate 用现金／（信用／借记）卡／礼券支付
enter your PIN number 输入你的个人识别密码
ask for/get/obtain a receipt 索要／拿到收据
return/exchange an item/a product 退还／更换商品／产品
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund 有资格要求／要求退款
compare prices 对比价格
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount 给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣

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gro·cery

adjective

[only before noun]

◆the grocery bill食品杂货账单