shopping

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shop·ping /ˈʃɒpɪŋ $ ʃɑː-/ S2 W3 noun [uncountable] 1 BUYthe activity of going to shops and buying things 买东西，购物 Late-night shopping is becoming very popular. 深夜购物越来越普遍了。shopping expedition/trip She’s gone on a shopping trip to New York. 她去纽约购物了。 I went on a shopping spree (=went shopping and bought a lot of things) at the weekend and spent far too much money. 我周末大买特买了一番，花了好多钱。 I’ve got to do some last-minute shopping. 我得去作最后一刻的大采购。 the busy Christmas shopping season 忙碌的圣诞购物季 → window-shopping2 do the shopping BUYto go shopping to buy food and other things you need regularly 购物 I hate doing the shopping at weekends. 我讨厌在周末购物。3 British EnglishBUY the things that you have just bought from a shop 〔从商店里〕刚买来的东西 Can you help me carry the shopping, please? 请帮我拿一下刚买来的这些东西好吗？n COLLOCATIONSverbsgo shoppingShe skipped lunch in order to go shopping.do some/the/your shoppingI thought you wanted to do some shopping.NOUN + shopping Christmas shoppingSo you've done all your Christmas shopping, have you?grocery shoppingShe even enjoys grocery shopping.home shopping (=buying things at home, for example from a catalogue)shopping + NOUNa shopping expedition/tripHis shopping trip with Uncle Billy had been a thorough success.a shopping spree (=when you buy a lot of things)He admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else's credit card.a shopping list (=a list of what you need to buy, especially of food)Always take a shopping list so you are not tempted to buy things you do not need.

Examples from the Corpus

shopping• Or is the genuine Dublin culture to be found in the new sprawling suburbs with its run-down libraries and shopping malls?• She arranged with the friend beside whom he was being rehoused to do his shopping on a regular basis.• There's a range of fabulous large shopping malls, and don't miss Lake Cecil which offers excellent watersports.• On Friday morning I take my neighbour shopping.• Even now, he had never returned to the shopping mall.• Ben listed his hobbies as watching TV, shopping, and going to the movies.• When she went shopping to the town she wore a long, voluminous, dark-grey cloak of which she was very proud.shopping expedition/trip• D' you feel like a shopping trip to New York?• Pizza is how we make a shopping trip special when the purchases will not be for them.• He was allegedly detained at the town's Safeway Supermarket after a Friday afternoon shopping expedition went wrong.• Christmas was over, so we could hardly announce that she had gone on another shopping trip.• Before the week is over, she will make several more shopping trips to put food on the dinner table.• An ordinary shopping trip will leave you weary.• Later in the day, after their shopping expedition, Jessica and Karen drove down to the docks.• She used to really like those shopping trips to Nordstrom.From Longman Business Dictionaryshoppingshop‧ping /ˈʃɒpɪŋˈʃɑː-/ noun [uncountable]COMMERCE the activity of going to shops to buy thingsShopping is now a major leisure industry.We always do the shopping (=buy food and other things needed regularly) on Fridays. → home shopping → window shopping

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shopping
shop‧ping S2 W3 /ˈʃɒpɪŋ $ ʃɑː-/

noun [uncountable]

Word Family: noun: shop, shopper, shopping; verb: shop

1. the activity of going to shops and buying things:

Late-night shopping is becoming very popular.
shopping expedition/trip

She’s gone on a shopping trip to New York.

I went on a shopping spree (=went shopping and bought a lot of things) at the weekend and spent far too much money.

I’ve got to do some last-minute shopping.

the busy Christmas shopping season ⇨ window-shopping
2. do the shopping to go shopping to buy food and other things you need regularly:

I hate doing the shopping at weekends.
3. British English the things that you have just bought from a shop:

Can you help me carry the shopping, please?

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ go shopping She skipped lunch in order to go shopping.
   ▪ do some/the/your shopping I thought you wanted to do some shopping.
■ NOUN + shopping
   ▪ Christmas shopping So you've done all your Christmas shopping, have you?
   ▪ grocery shopping She even enjoys grocery shopping.
   ▪ home shopping (=buying things at home, for example from a catalogue)
■ shopping + NOUN
   ▪ a shopping expedition/trip His shopping trip with Uncle Billy had been a thorough success.
   ▪ a shopping spree (=when you buy a lot of things) He admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else's credit card.
   ▪ a shopping list (=a list of what you need to buy, especially of food) Always take a shopping list so you are not tempted to buy things you do not need.

🔑 shop·ping

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/ˈʃɒpɪŋ/

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/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

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noun

[uncountable]

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the activity of going to shops/stores and buying things 购物

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go shopping

去购物

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When shall I do the shopping? 我什么时候去买东西呢？

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do our shopping

on Saturdays. 我们星期六购物。

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◆a shopping basket购物篮

◆a shopping trolley购物手推车

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a shopping cart购物手推车

➡ see also

window-shopping

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the things that you have bought from shops/stores 从商店采买的东西

◆to put the shopping in the car把买好的东西放进汽车

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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