department store
dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈstɔrKK
dɪˈpɑɹtmənt ˈstɔɹIPA
dɪ·pɑr·tmənt·stɔr
變化形
department stores
1.
百貨公司
一種規模通常很大的零售商店，將服飾、化妝品、家用品、電器、食品等商品分設在不同樓層或部門販售。
用法：可數名詞。泛指時要用冠詞或複數形式，例如「一家百貨公司」或「許多百貨公司」。
The department store near the train station has many places to eat on the top floor.
火車站附近的百貨公司頂樓有很多吃東西的地方。
My family went to the department store to buy new clothes for Lunar New Year.
我家人在農曆新年前去百貨公司買新衣服。
常見錯誤
I went to department store yesterday.
I went to a department store yesterday.
There is a department store sell clothes and cosmetics.
There is a department store that sells clothes and cosmetics.
We bought a gift in the department store.
We bought a gift at the department store.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「department store」雖然由兩個字組成，但作為固定名詞使用，意思是「百貨公司」。
・美式英文常說「go to」或「shop at a department store」。
・不要把「department store」和「mall」完全畫上等號：前者是一家大型商店，後者通常有多家不同店鋪。