'shop assistant (also as-sist-ant) (both BrE) (NAmE sales clerk, clerk) noun a person whose job is to
serve customers in a shop/store
'shop-bought (BrE) (NAmE store-bought) adj. [only before noun] bought from a shop/store
and not made at home^i^055^J ( shop-bought cakes
shop-fit-ting /'Jopfitir); NAmE 'Jeep-/ noun [U] the business of
putting equipment and furniture into shops/ stores ( ik ) ► shop-fit-ter noun
,shop 'floor noun [sing.] 1 the area in a factory
where the goods are made by the workers ( Xf“ (ft j Ai^E: to work on the shop floor /hAi^EXfh 2 the workers in a
factory, not the managers X7~XA ( #11 SAM ) shop-front /'JopfrAnt; NAmE 'Ja:p-/ (BrE) (NAmE storefront) noun the outside of a
shop/store that faces the street MlSHffi;
shop-house /'Jnphaus; NAmE 'Ja:p-/ noun (in
shop-keeper /‘fDpki:pa(r); NAmE ‘fa:p-/
(also store-
keep-er especially
in NAmE)
noun a person who owns or
manages a shop/store, usually a small one (
shop lift ing /'jDpliftirj; NAmE 'Jeep-/ noun [U] the crime of
stealing goods from a shop/store by deliberately leaving without paying for
them W ( Ip ) ►shop-lift verb [V]
shop-lift-er
noun: Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
shop-lot /'Jnplnt; NAmE 'Jci: plait/ noun (SEAsianE) the amount of space that
a shop/store fills shop per /'Jnp9(r); NAmE 'Ja:p-/ noun a person who buys goods
from shops/stores $) %; ( ) M
%:
The streets
were full of Christmas shoppers. iiTAAiCTAjTOAo —see also mystery shopper,
PERSONAL SHOPPER
shop-ping O-pr /'jDpirj; NAmE 'Ja:p-/ noun [U]
1 the activity of going to shops/stores and
buying things : (BrE) When shall I do the shopping?
O (BrE) We do our shopping on Saturdays. fillISSfjAj&tJo
0 a shopping
basket <>
a shopping trolley 0 (NAmE) a shopping cart
XIIX
— see also window-shopping 2 (especially BrE) the things that you have
bought from shops/stores to put the shopping in the car |E5£
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shopping arcade noun = arcade(3)
'shopping bag noun 1 a large, strong bag made
of cloth, plastic, etc. used for carrying your shopping jfaifflj 2 (NAmE) = CARRIER BAG
'shopping centre (BrE) (NAmE 'shopping center) noun a group of shops/stores
built together, sometimes under one roof (
HA-— &
mm
'shopping list noun a list that you make of
all the things that you need to buy when you go shopping jSfcj !$j A; 3£j$jA: (figurative) The union presented a shopping
list of demands to the management. XXlMiUtXSIX:
'shopping mall (also mall) (both especially NAmE) noun a large building or
covered area that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. inside it — compare
'shop-soiled (BrE) (NAmEshop-worn) adj. (of goods jSjift) dirty
or not in perfect condition because they have been in a shop/store for a long
time |E ]§fHI IB 7 : a sale of shop-soiled goods at half price ®
.shop ‘steward noun (especially BrE) a person who is elected
by members of a trade/labor union in a factory or company
to represent them in meetings with managers
'shop talk noun [U] talk about your work
or your business ) ftmig-
.shop ‘window (BrE) (NAmE .store 'window) (also window) noun the glass at the front
of a shop/store
and the area behind it
where goods are shown to the public igfiilMf
shop-worn /'Jopwoin; NAmE 'Jaipwoirn/ adj. (NAmE) = shop-soiled : (figurative) a shopworn argument (= that is no longer new
or useful) IAIH
shore /Jo:'(r)/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C, U] the land along
the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water ( MW. M A#AAfetW ) A, a rocky/sandyshore A / o to swim from the boat to the shore
a!b#±A 0 cl house on the shores of the lake 0 The ship was
anchored off shore. 2
shores
[pi.] (especially literary) a country, especially
one with a coast Hit ( ) : foreign shores 0 What
brings you to these shores? Jiff* A
Wit
AfA?
m verb i;iii;iVi .shore stlr—'up 1 to support part of a
building or other large structure by placing large pieces of wood or metal
against or under it so that it does not fall down A W W 2 to help to support sth
that is weak or going to fail
shore-line /'Joilain; NAmE 'joirl-/ noun [usually sing.] the
edge of the sea, the ocean or a lake 'M (
'M ( a rocky shoreline The
road follows the shoreline for a few miles.
note at coast
shorn pp of shear
short 0-w /Joit; NAmE Joirt/ adj., adv., noun, verb
m adj. (short-er, short-est)
►
LENGTH/DISTANCE Sg^ 1 measuring or covering a
small length or distance, or
a smaller length or distance than usual MFKJ: He had short curly hair. \\kfj—SkMM A o o a short walk jg fg
A ff o a short skirt
M 022 long
►
HEIGHT MSt 2 (of a person A) small in
height A A i?
: She was short and dumpy. MXlXtto 033 tall
►
TIME ff't |h] 3 lasting or taking a small amount of time
or
less time than usual M(ft; If 6(1: I’m going
to
Which
is the shortest day of the year? — A.AflP“Aft M ? 0 a short book (= taking a short time
to read, because it does not have many pages) — AAA 0 She has a very short memory (= remembers only
things that have happened recently), jffeifi'IXIf!It,
N" |0J—A JgU o (informal) Life’s too short to sit around moping. AA«*£, Atk«AAiX§PJLtA»X 0 It was all over in a relatively short
space of time. A—^ J
In
^7 i PIUi3 long 4 [only before noun] (of a period of
time
— SW'lgJ) seeming to have passed very quickly M jSFK): Just two short years ago he was
the best player in the country. ifc^MAlfu,
Pim LONG
►
NOT ENOUGH A £ 5 [not before noun] -
(of sth) not
having enough of sth; lacking
sth A J£ ; : I’m
afraid I’m a little short (- of money) this month.
O She is not short of excuses when
things go wrong, lift A 7^£b , Ait P „ 6 ~ on sth (informal) lacking or not having
enough of a particular quality t& A, )
: He was a big
strapping
guy but short on brains. jfjiAA—{fiAH® Ao 7 [not before noun] not easily available; not supplying as
much as you need ; MKsfe: Money was short at that time.
8 [not before noun] ~ (of
sth) less than the number, amount or distance mentioned or needed A A; fife A ;
A 3\ \ Her last
throw was only three centimetres short of the world record.
0
The team was
five players short.
O She was just short of her 90th
birthday when she died. 90
A A 0 T o
►
OF BREATH 0 i-9 ~ of breath having
difficulty breathing, for example because of illness ( Bf ^ ) M
u, mm-, (H)M.
►
NAME/WORD %; A M 10 ~ for sth being a
shorter
form of a name or word ® :
Call me Jo—
it’s short for Joanna, ni] % J Ji % % W ®
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