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Shopping

1. Shopping​

check out​

  • pay （在酒店、商店等）结账离开，付款

Once Ellie had found a scarf that she liked, she went to check out. 埃莉找到了她喜欢的围巾后，就去结账了。

pay for​

  • give money for something you are buying 付款

Ellie used her credit card to pay for the scarf. 埃莉用她的信用卡支付了那条围巾的钱。

buy up​

  • buy the entire supply of something 全部买入，买下所有

Peter bought up all the pizzas in the store before his party. 彼得在派对前把店里所有的披萨都买了下来。

cross off​

  • put a line through a word in a list 除去，勾掉，删去

Joshua crossed off each item on the shopping list as he found it. 约书亚每找到购物清单上的一项，就把它划掉。

knock down​

  • reduce prices 降低（价格）

Kemal knocked down the price of jewelry by 15% to attract shoppers to his new store. 凯马尔将珠宝价格降低了15%以吸引顾客到他的新店。

bring out​

  • put a new product on sale 推出，发布（新产品）

My favorite author has just brought out a new novel. 我最喜欢的作者刚刚出了一本新小说。

look around​

  • visit a place and see what is there 环顾四周，四处看看

Aziz had been looking around the store for ages, but couldn't find a shirt he liked. 阿齐兹在店里转了很久，但找不到他喜欢的衬衫。

check off​

  • put a check mark next to a word in a list 核对，打钩

Luis put the melon in his basket and checked it off his shopping list. 路易斯把甜瓜放进篮子里，然后在购物清单上把它勾掉。

pick up​

  • collect an item that you bought online 取货，收集

I bought my new laptop online, and went to pick it up at my local store the following day. 我在网上买了我的新笔记本电脑，第二天去当地的商店提货。

line up​

  • wait in a line for something 排队

Fans are lining up outside the bookstore to buy it. 粉丝们在书店外排队购买。

stock up (on)​

  • buy a lot of something in case you need it 储备，囤积

Ethan's going camping this weekend, so he's stocking up on insect repellant. 伊森这周末要去露营，所以他正在囤积驱虫剂。

shop around​

  • visit several stores (or websites) to compare their products and prices 货比三家

Before buying a new car, it's worth shopping around. You might find a bargain. 在买新车之前，值得多转转比比价。你可能会找到便宜货。

sell out (of)​

  • sell all the available items 售罄，卖光

I went to the market to buy some bread, but they had sold out. 我去市场买面包，但他们已经卖完了。

take back​

  • return a product to the store where you bought it 退货

Carla didn't like the sweater she'd bought, so she decided to take it back. 卡拉不喜欢她买的毛衣，所以她决定去退货。

try on​

  • wear an item of clothing to see if it fits 试穿

The fitting rooms are over there if you'd like to try it on. 如果你想试穿，试衣间在那边。

send back​

  • return an item to the seller by mail 邮寄退回

The mugs I bought online are broken. I'm going to send them back. 我在网上买的杯子破了。我要把它们寄回去。

splash out (on)​

  • spend a lot of money without thinking too much about it 挥霍，大手大脚地花钱

Aisha decided to splash out on clothes for her summer vacation. 艾莎决定为她的暑假大肆购买衣服。

try out​

  • try a new product to see what it is like 试用

Marta couldn't wait to try out her new games console. 玛尔塔迫不及待地想要试用她的新游戏机。

snap up​

  • buy something quickly, as soon as it becomes available 抢购

Shoppers had already snapped up all the bargains at the sale by the time I'd arrived. 我到的时候，购物者们已经把特卖会上所有的便宜货都抢购一空了。