gro·cer·y
noun/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
(plural groceries)
- (especially British English)(North American English usually grocery store)[countable] a shop that sells food and other things used in the home. In American English ‘grocery store’ is often used to mean ‘supermarket’.
食品杂货店（在美式英语中 grocery store 常指 supermarket） - the corner grocery store
街角处的杂货店
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- corner
- local
- neighbourhood/neighborhood
- …
- checkout
- aisle
- shelves
- …
- the corner grocery store
- groceries[plural] food and other goods sold by a grocer or at a supermarket
食品杂货 - He walked in and set the bag of groceries down on the floor.
他走进来，把那袋食品杂货放在地板上。 - Mom wanted me to get the groceries.
妈妈想让我去买食品杂货。
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- indulge in some retail therapy
- go on a spending spree
- cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
- be/get caught shoplifting
- donate something to/take something to/find something in (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- 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
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN number
- ask for/get/obtain a receipt
- return/exchange an item/a product
- be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
- compare prices
- offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2- We have our groceries delivered.
我们需要的食品杂货都是送货上门的。 - my weekly groceries
我每周所需的食品杂货
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- weekly
- bag
- buy
- get
- deliver
- …
- He walked in and set the bag of groceries down on the floor.