corner shop
英 [ˈkɔːnə ʃɒp]
美 [ˈkɔːrnər ʃɑːp]
n. (尤指住宅区附近的)小商店,街头小店
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指住宅区附近的)小商店,街头小店
a small shop that sells food, newspapers, cigarettes, etc., especially one near people's houses
柯林斯词典
- 街头小店;小商店
Acorner shopis a small shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells mainly food and household goods.
in AM, use 美国英语用 corner store
双语例句
- You get a much bigger choice of things at a supermarket than you do at the local corner shop.
你在超市比在当地街头小店购物选择的范围大得多。 - Friends of mine, husband and wife, once argued over the price of a branded packet of lemon slices bought at some convenient corner shop or petrol station.
有一次,我朋友俩口子围绕在街边便利店或加油站购买的一包品牌柠檬片价格展开了争论。 - The lesson from Britain is that once the debate about Europe is framed in terms of entries in the ledger of a corner shop, the battle is lost.
来自英国的教训是,一旦用小店式的斤斤计较来框定关于欧洲的辩论,这场战斗就输了。 - They live in a remote corner of scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
他们住在苏格兰的一个偏僻的角落,离最近的商店也要好几英里。 - A particular kind of walking. Not the distance between porch and corner shop. But a more aimless pursuit.
一种特殊的行走方式,不是从家门口走到街角的商店,而是一种漫无目的的行动。 - The customer was on the telephone in the corner of the shop.
那名客人正在店里的角落讲电话。 - Our little corner shop is no longer a paying concern, ie is no longer profitable.
我们这个街头小店已赚不到钱了。 - We walked to a corner malt shop and sat down on a couple of swiveling stools while we enjoyed our drinks.
我们走到了一个拐角处的一间麦芽店,坐在两个转动椅上喝着我们的饮料。 - She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.
她很难得冒险外出,除非要去街角商店置办食品杂货。 - The corner shop is convenient if you forget to get something in town, although you pay through the nose for anything you buy there.
如果你在镇上忘了买什么,在这个拐角商店里可非常方便地买到,不过价钱要贵很多。