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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mall /mɔːl, mæl $ mɒːl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] especially American English  SHOP/STOREa large area where there are a lot of shops, usually a covered area where cars are not allowed 购物中心 SYN shopping centre Let’s meet at the mall and go see a movie. 我们在购物中心碰头，然后去看电影吧。 a huge new shopping mall 一家新开的大型购物中心 → strip mall
    Examples from the Corpus
    mall• They look upward to the canopy three stories above that arches over the length of the four-block mall.• Designers have been at pains to ensure the Cornmill is not just a covered shopping mall.• She hears immigrant lovers cry in crowded shopping malls.• a huge new shopping mall• It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, news kiosks, coffee shops.• Their goal is to become the one-stop shopping mall of cyberspace.• I don't work shopping malls.• They talked strategy and philosophy, waiting for the gun to arrive in the mall.• As we stroll through the mall we can see signs of the opposite problem.shopping mall• The typical retail pushcart is set up in the open areas of a shopping mall or strip mall.• She hears immigrant lovers cry in crowded shopping malls.• The huge shopping mall near my home is a place I rarely visit any more.• It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, news kiosks, coffee shops.• Their goal is to become the one-stop shopping mall of cyberspace.• Or like those journalists who only know the shopping malls of power.• Even now, he had never returned to the shopping mall.• I don't work shopping malls.    nThe MallMall, The  n1. a straight road in central London that connects buckingham palace and trafalgar square. Whenever there is a royal wedding, funeral, or similar occasion, the royal family travels slowly along it, and many people come to watch. → compare Pall Malln2. a park in Washington, D.C., which is surrounded by the washington monument and several famous museums, including the smithsonian institution. It is used for picnics, games, and concerts.From Longman Business DictionaryLBED_20_amallmall /mɔːl, mælmɒːl/ noun [countable] especially American English (also shopping mall)COMMERCE a large area where there are lots of shops, usually a covered area where cars cannot go → outlet mall → strip mallOrigin mall (1700-1800) mall “long path used for playing a game called "pall-mall"” ((17-19 centuries))
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    Mall
    Mall, The
    1. a straight road in central London that connects Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. Whenever there is a royal wedding, funeral, or similar occasion, the royal family travels slowly along it, and many people come to watch. ⇨ compare Pall Mall
    2. a park in Washington, D.C., which is surrounded by the Washington Monument and several famous museums, including the Smithsonian Institution. It is used for picnics, games, and concerts.


    mall
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    mall S3 W3 /mɔːl, mæl $ mɒːl/ noun [countable] especially American English
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: mall 'long path used for playing a game called "pall-mall"' (17-19 centuries)
    a large area where there are a lot of shops, usually a covered area where cars are not allowed
       SYN  shopping centre:
        Let’s meet at the mall and go see a movie.
        a huge new shopping mall ⇨ strip mall
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ shop especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: She's gone to the shops to get some milk. | a clothes shop | Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
       ▪ boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
       ▪ superstore British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: Out -of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
       ▪ department store a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
       ▪ supermarket (also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
       ▪ salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
       ▪ garden centre British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
       ▪ outlet formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: The book is available from most retail outlets.
       ▪ market an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
       ▪ mall especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: A new restaurant has opened at the mall. | We used to hang around together at the mall.
       ▪ strip mall American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.

    II
    ˈshopping mall (also mall) noun [countable] especially American English
    a group of shops together in one large covered building


    🔑 mallBrE /mɔːl/ 🔊, also /mæl/ 🔊NAmE /mɔːl/ 🔊 noun (also shopping mall) (both especially NAmE) a large building or covered area that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. inside it 购物商场；购物广场◆Let's go to the mall. 我们去商场吧。🔊🔊◆Some teenagers were hanging out at the mall. 有些青少年在购物广场里闲逛。🔊🔊<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
      ➡  compare arcade (3)


    MALLBrE /mɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /mɔːl/ 🔊 abbreviationmobile assisted language learning (a method of learning languages with the help of a mobile/cell phone) 移动辅助语言学习（全写为 mobile assisted language learning，利用手机等移动设备来学习语言）