bookshop
UK/'bukʃɒp/US
IELTSA2
Definitions
n.
A shop that sells books (chiefly British English; American English: bookstore)
书店（主要为英式英语；美式英语作 bookstore）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbook + shop = a shop that sells books. Fully transparent. British English favors 'bookshop'; American English usually says 'bookstore.'
Root shop still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.independent bookshop独立书店
- 2.online bookshop在线书店
- 3.secondhand bookshop二手书店
Example Sentences
- 1.
She browsed the secondhand bookshop for hours.
- 2.
Our town still has one independent bookshop.