(-pp-) [intransitive] to buy things in shops/stores去商店购物◆to shop for food去商店购买食品◆He likes to shop at the local market.他喜欢在当地市场买东西。go shopping [intransitive] to spend time going to shops/stores and looking for things to buy逛商店；购物◆There should be plenty of time to go shopping before we leave New York.我们离开纽约之前应该有足够的时间去逛逛商店。 [transitive] (NAmE) to buy things at a particular shop/store在特定商店购物◆Thank you for shopping Land's End.感谢您光临“天涯海角”。 [transitive] (NAmE) to try to sell sth such as a company by talking about it to people who might buy it兜售；游说◆The owner may not want it known that he is shopping the company. 企业主也许不想让人知道他想把公司卖掉。 ●ˌshop aˈroundto compare the quality or prices of goods or services that are offered by different shops/stores, companies, etc. so that you can choose the best货比三家后再购买◆Shop around for the best deal.要货比三家之后买最划算的。