mall

noun

/mɔːl/, /mæl/

/mɔːl/

(also shopping mall)

(both especially North American English)

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.十几岁的孩子放学后会去商场转悠。
- Check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals.去特价商场和折扣店看看是否有便宜货。
- 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。
compare arcade (3), shopping centre
Collocations Shopping
ShoppingShopping
- 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
At the shop/store
- 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
Buying goods
- 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
see also strip mall
Extra Examples
- They 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、佐治亚州和弗吉尼亚州的购物中心经营电话维修亭。
- Shoppers are flocking to Dubai's huge malls and supermarkets.购物者涌向迪拜的大型购物中心和超市。
Topics Shoppingb1, Buildingsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shopping
- strip
- outlet
- …
verb + mall
- hit
- visit
- hang out at
- …
mall + noun
- store
- parking lot
- food court
- …
preposition
- 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.

单词	mall
释义	mall noun /mɔːl/, /mæl/ /mɔːl/ (also shopping mall) (both especially North American English) 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.十几岁的孩子放学后会去商场转悠。 Check out outlet malls (= ones which sell goods at reduced prices) and discount stores for good deals.去特价商场和折扣店看看是否有便宜货。 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。 compare arcade (3), shopping centre 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 At the shop/store 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 Buying goods 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 see also strip mall Extra Examples They 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、佐治亚州和弗吉尼亚州的购物中心经营电话维修亭。 Shoppers are flocking to Dubai's huge malls and supermarkets.购物者涌向迪拜的大型购物中心和超市。 Topics Shoppingb1, Buildingsb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective shopping strip outlet … verb + mall hit visit hang out at … mall + noun store parking lot food court … preposition 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. MALL abbreviation /mɔːl/ /mɔːl/ mobile assisted language learning (a method of learning languages with the help of a mobile phone)移动辅助语言学习（全写为 mobile assisted language learning，利用手机等移动设备来学习语言）
随便看	at any moment now at any price at any rate at-any-rate at a/one go \| at/in a single go at a pinch at a premium at a price at a push atar at a rate of knots at-arms-length at-a-single-cast at a (single) glance at a single glance at a single go \| at a go at a (single) stroke \| at one stroke at a single stroke \| at one stroke at a snail’s pace at a steady clip a taste/dose of your own medicine a taste of your own medicine at a stroke \| at one stroke at a tender age \| at the tender age of… at a/the crossroads

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