shop
gb/ʃˈɑp/ us/ʃˈɑp/
A1
Anh
~ 700
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
A place to buy goods
A place where you can buy things.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] goes to [a shop]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shop' and 'store'. In British English, 'shop' is more common, while 'store' is more common in American English.
Từ đồng nghĩa
store (Common in American English; same meaning but regional preference differs.)
Từ trái nghĩa
warehouse (A warehouse stores goods but does not sell directly to the public.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
corner shop
|clothes shop
|gift shop
|coffee shop
|shop window
Chủ đề
business
|daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- I stopped at the shop to buy some bread.
- There's a new clothes shop on the high street.
- She runs a small gift shop near the beach.
- The shop was crowded with holiday shoppers.
- He works at a coffee shop downtown.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I go to the shop every day.
- The shop sells food and drinks.
- My friend works in a shop.
- We see many shops in the city.
Động từ
A1
action
2
To buy things from stores
To go to shops to buy things.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] shops for [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes use 'shop' without 'for' when talking about buying specific items. Correct: 'shop for clothes', not 'shop clothes'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
buy (A broader term; 'shop' emphasizes the act of visiting stores.)
Từ trái nghĩa
sell (Opposite action: giving goods in exchange for money.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
shop online
|shop around
|shop locally
|shop for clothes
|shop smart
Chủ đề
daily life
|shopping
|daily_life
|business
Ví dụ
- We usually shop for groceries on Saturday mornings.
- She likes to shop for clothes in the city center.
- Many people now prefer to shop online.
- They spent the afternoon shopping for furniture.
- You should shop around before choosing a new phone.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I shop for food every week.
- We shop at the market on Sunday.
- She likes to shop for shoes.
- He shops online often.
Danh từ
informal
B1
entity
3
Place for making or fixing things
A room or building where people make or fix things.
Từ đồng nghĩa
workshop (Similar meaning but can also refer to a training session.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
machine shop
|wood shop
|repair shop
Chủ đề
work
|manufacturing
Ví dụ
- He works in a small machine shop making car parts.
- The repair shop fixed my bike in two days.
- Students have wood shop twice a week at school.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My uncle works in a car repair shop.
- We visit the wood shop in school.
- He owns a small machine shop.
Động từ
informal
B2
action
4
To inform on someone to police
To tell the police that someone did something illegal.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] shops [someone] to [authorities]
Từ đồng nghĩa
inform (More formal; used in legal or official contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
cover for (To hide someone's wrongdoing instead of reporting it.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
shop someone to the police
Chủ đề
crime
|law
|communication
Ví dụ
- He threatened to shop his accomplice to the police.
- She was shopped by a neighbor after the break-in.
- The gang member refused to shop his friends.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He shopped his friend to the police.
- The man was shopped after the robbery.
- She did not want to shop her brother.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
shop
IPA
GB/ʃˈɑp/
US/ʃˈɑp/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
shop (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (shop)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: shop
- Plural: shop, shops
Verb
- Base: shop
- 3rd Person Singular: shops
- Present Participle: shopping
- Past: shopped
Họ từ
Điểm ngữ pháp nổi bật
- Irregular present participle: shopping Verb
- Irregular past: shopped Verb
Cách diễn đạt
all over the shop
1/ˈɔl ˈoʊvɚ ðə ʃˈɑp/
idiom
informal
In disorder or scattered everywhere
In a very disorganized way, or everywhere without order.
Ví dụ
- His tools are all over the shop again.
- The team’s defense was all over the shop during the match.
pop into the shop
1/pˈɑp ˈɪntu ðə ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
informal
Quickly visit a store briefly
To go into a store quickly, usually to buy something small.
Ví dụ
- I’ll just pop into the shop for some milk.
- She popped into the shop on her way home.
shop around
1/ʃˈɑp ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
Compare prices before buying
To look at different places to find the best price before you buy something.
Ví dụ
- You should shop around before buying a new car.
- We spent the morning shopping around for the best deal.
talk shop
1/tˈɔk ʃˈɑp/
idiom
informal
Discuss work outside work context
To talk about your job when you are with friends or in a social place.
Ví dụ
- Even at dinner, they couldn't stop talking shop.
- I hate it when people talk shop at parties.