1764, "act or practice of visiting shops," verbal noun from shop (v.). Meaning "goods that have been purchased" is from 1934. Shopping bag attested from 1886; shopping list from 1913.
雙語例句
1. The new shopping centre was constructed at a cost of 1.1 million.
新建成的購物中心耗資110萬。
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2. I didn't realize how heavy that shopping was going to be.
我沒想到買的東西會有多沉。
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3. Now what about that shopping list? I've got to get going.
那張購物清單呢？我得出發了。
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4. There's a mock-up of the high street where the Goodwins go shopping.
古德溫一家前往購物的那條大街有一個街景模型。
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5. Half the shops are boarded up on the estate's small shopping street.