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shop-bought

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈshop-bought adjective British English  bought in a shop, rather than made at home 从商店买的 SYN American English store-bought OPP homemade Why buy shop-bought yoghurt when you can easily make your own? 自己做酸奶这么方便,为什么还要从商店买呢? Homemade marzipan has a better flavour than most shop-bought varieties. 自制的杏仁蛋白糖浆比大多数商店买来的品种味道更佳。
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shop-boughtI make my own - at a fifth of the cost of the shop-bought article.They would build you a made to measure rod for less than half the price of a shop-bought article.She had made up her mind that her delayed birthday present to her daughter was to be a proper, shop-bought frock.They can be shop-bought in leather, in ring form, or can be home-made.
ˈshop-bought adjectiveChineseSyllable
than a bought Corpus in home at shop, rather made


shop-bought
ˈshop-bought adjective British English
bought in a shop, rather than made at home
   SYN  store-bought American English
   OPP  homemade:
    Why buy shop-bought yoghurt when you can easily make your own?
    Homemade marzipan has a better flavour than most shop-bought varieties.


shop-boughtBrE /ˈʃɒp bɔːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɑːp bɔːt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE store-bought) adjective [only before noun] bought from a shop/store and not made at home 从商店买的(而非家里做的)shop-bought cakes从商店买的糕点