shopping
UK/'ʃɒpiŋ/US
IELTSA1
Definitions
n.
The activity of visiting shops to look at and buy goods
购物（逛店选购的活动）
n.
The goods that one has bought
所买的东西，购买的物品
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishThe verb 'shop' (visit shops to buy) + -ing, with the final consonant doubled. It works both as the activity ('go shopping') and the result ('put the shopping away'). Note the idiom 'go shopping,' not 'go to shop.'
Root shop still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.go shopping去购物
- 2.shopping cart购物车
- 3.shopping mall购物中心
- 4.window shopping逛橱窗（只看不买）
Example Sentences
- 1.
We went shopping for new winter clothes.
- 2.
She does her grocery shopping online now.
- 3.
Let me carry the shopping in from the car.