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
- I bought a pack of green tea in the corner shop.
我在住宅区附近的小卖铺买了一包绿茶。 - I have a letter from the people who used to own the corner shop.
我收到从前街角那家商店的老板寄来的一封信。 - 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。 - Ah! yes, at the corner of a street; I can see the shop.
啊,对,在一条街的拐角上,我想起那铺子了。 - 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 corner shop owner knew who liked a particular brand of jam and kept it in stock for them.
街角小店的店主知道哪些顾客喜欢某个特定品牌的果酱,因此会为他们留一些货。 - Wayne is always nipping down to the corner shop for him
韦恩总是一溜烟跑到街角商店找他。 - 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 prefer the small corner shop to the large supermarket.
与大型超级市场相比,我们更喜欢那家拐角小商店。 - Imagine a corner shop that is not doing well. At best it cannot provide its owner with a minimum standard of living. At worst it cannot even cover its costs and is kept going by loans and donations from relations, friends and well-wishers.
假设一家街角小店生意不好,那么最好的情况是,它只是无法帮店主满足最低生活标准,而最糟糕的情况是,它入不敷出,只能靠贷款以及亲戚朋友和好心人的捐助运营。