shop
/ˈʃɑp/KK
變化形
shops
1.
商店;店鋪
販售食物、衣物、書籍或其他商品的場所或店家。在美式英語中,日常說法通常更常用 store。
用法:是可數名詞。談論某一家店時,通常要用 a、the 或其他限定詞。
There is a small shop near our school.
我們學校附近有一間小商店。
My dad bought a shirt at a shop near the train station.
我爸爸在火車站附近的商店買了一件襯衫。
2.
逛街購物;買東西
到商店、賣場或網站瀏覽並購買商品。
用法:可說 shop online、shop at+地點;不要直接把想買的物品接在 shop 後面。
My family shops at the night market on weekends.
我們家週末會去夜市買東西。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
工場;修理廠
製作、修理或處理物品的工作場所,常見於複合名詞中。
用法:通常是可數名詞。
Her uncle works at a machine shop that makes bike parts.
她叔叔在一家製作腳踏車零件的機械工場工作。
We took the broken fan to a shop after school.
放學後,我們把壞掉的電風扇拿到一家店。
4.
比價;貨比三家
在購買前到不同店家或網站比較商品、價格與條件。
用法:shop around 是不可分的片語動詞;可接 for+商品,例如 shop around for a laptop。
Shop around for a computer before you decide which one to buy.
決定要買哪一台電腦前,先多比較幾家店。
They shopped around and found cheaper train tickets.
他們比了幾家店,找到了比較便宜的火車票。
常見錯誤
I went to shop yesterday.
I went shopping yesterday.
I shopped clothes at the mall.
I shopped for clothes at the mall.
We shopped in the mall last weekend.
We shopped at the mall last weekend.
She bought it in a shop.
She bought it at a shop.
相關字詞
學習提示
・在美式英語中,指一般零售商店時,store 往往比 shop 更常見;但 coffee shop、repair shop 等固定搭配非常常用。
・shop 既可作名詞,也可作動詞。作動詞時,若後面要說明購買的東西,優先使用 shop for+物品。
・shop around 的重點是比較選項與價格,不只是隨意逛街。