a large building or covered area that has many shops, restaurants, etc. inside it 购物商场；购物广场 Let's go to the mall. 我们去商场吧。 🔊🔊 Teenagers would go hang at the mall after school. 青少年放学后会去商场逛逛。 Check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals. 前往直销购物中心和折扣店，寻找优惠。 The friends were shopping at a mall in Columbus. 朋友们正在哥伦布的一家购物中心购物。
Collocationssee also strip mallShopping Shopping 购物 Shopping 购物 - go/go out/be out shopping
去／外出／在外购物 - go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
去商店／商场 - do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) 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 - (North American English, 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 something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) 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 something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) 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 (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
往手推车里装东西；推手推车 - stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
排队付款 - (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
在付款处排队 - bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
把食品杂货装进袋子 - pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
将所购之物打包 - stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
（把某物）放上／补齐放上商店的货架 - be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- 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 something online/by mail order
网购；邮购 - make/place/take an order for something
订购某物 - buy/order something 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/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) 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 (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
给（某人）／得到 30% 的折扣
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1, Buildingsb1They hit the mall for a wild shopping spree. 他们去商城疯狂购物。 ‘Where'd you get those earrings?’ ‘At the mall.’ “你在哪儿买到那些耳环的？”“商场。” They reported him to mall security. 他们向商城安保部门举报了他。 The website is a virtual shopping mall. 这个网站是一家虚拟商城。 He operates phone repair kiosks in malls in Florida, Georgia and Virginia. 他在佛罗里达州，乔治亚州和弗吉尼亚州的商场经营电话维修亭。 Shoppers are flocking to Dubai's huge malls and supermarkets. 购物者正涌向迪拜的大型购物中心和超级市场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- shopping
- strip
- outlet
- …
- hit
- visit
- hang out at
- …
- store
- parking lot
- food court
- …
- at the mall
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably a shortening of pall-mall, a 16th and 17th cent. game. The current sense dates from the 1960s.