outlet

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out·let /ˈaʊtlet, -lɪt/ noun [countable] 1 GET RID OFEXPRESSa way of expressing or getting rid of strong feelings 〔强烈情感的〕发泄途径[方法]outlet for Is football a good outlet for men’s aggression? 足球是男人宣泄好斗情绪的有效途径吗？ an outlet for creativity 发挥创造力的一种途径2 BBSHOP/STORE a) formal a shop, company, or organization through which products are sold 商店，商行；销售公司 Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city. 贝纳通公司的零售店遍及欧洲各主要城市。 a fast-food outlet 快餐店 b) a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type 廉价经销店，〔尤指销售某公司或某类型产品的〕折扣店3. American EnglishTEE a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity 〔墙上的〕电源插座 SYN British English power point →5 see picture at 见图 plug14 TDa pipe or hole through which something such as a liquid or gas can flow out 〔液体或气体的〕出口；排水口；通风口 a waste water outlet 污水排放口

Examples from the Corpus

outlet• They're just using the mags as an outlet for their sexy thoughts and fantasies.• an outlet mall• Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster, 321-1000, or at outlets at Robinsons-May and Wherehouse Music.• You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets.• Hamburger outlets are by far the most important, representing almost 80% of total turnover in the fast food market.• The department store chain is giving up a well-located outlet in its bid to compete in the shrinking department store retailing world.• Some mail-order outlets offer a 30-day, money-back guarantee.• After having their noses rubbed in the mud in autumn 1991, they are now looking at higher priced overseas outlets.outlet for• For many unemployed youths, violence is an outlet for their frustrations.retail outlets• Competition also affects retail outlets which offer a service, such as hairdressing or dry cleaning.• Although they all share the same aim, retail outlets vary considerably.• An average figure for retail outlets is 2.5% of annual takings.• Most retail outlets provide a free insurance valuation when you buy a rug.• Since then, 110 enterprises have set up in the centre's offices, retail outlets and workshops.• Another way in which retail outlets vary is in the type of service they offer to customers.From Longman Business Dictionaryoutletout‧let /ˈaʊtlet, -lɪt/ noun [countable]1COMMERCEa shop, company, or organization through which products are soldThe farmers need to find more outlets for their produce.The company managed to improve margins in its high street retail outlets (=shops that are open to members of the public).an agreement to sell 21 of its factory outlet stores (=shops selling damaged or out-of-date products that have come directly from the factory) → compare franchise1 → captive outlet2a way of making information or entertainment available to the publicKnowledge about the environment is reaching a wide audience through films, newspapers, magazines, and other outlets.The pictures were available free to all media outlets.

out·let nounChineseSyllable

feelings of Corpus getting way rid expressing of a Business or strong

outlet
out‧let /ˈaʊtlet, -lət/

noun [countable]
1. a way of expressing or getting rid of strong feelings
outlet for

Is football a good outlet for men’s aggression?

an outlet for creativity
2.
a. formal a shop, company, or organization through which products are sold:

Benetton has retail outlets in every major European city.

a fast-food outlet
  b. a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type
3. American English a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity
   SYN power point British English
4. a pipe or hole through which something such as a liquid or gas can flow out:

a waste water outlet

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.

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