shop

department, store, shop

这3个名词都含有“商店”之意。
department: 作商店解时，是美国英语，通常写为department store。
store: 在美国指出售同一类商品的小型商店。在英国用复数形式表示百货商店。
shop: 指规模较小，出售同一类商品的店铺。

名词 shop:

1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
   同义词：store
2. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
   同义词：workshop
3. a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
   同义词：shop class

动词 shop:

1. do one's shopping
2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
   同义词：patronize, patronise, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
3. shop around; not necessarily buying
   同义词：browse
4. give away information about somebody
   同义词：denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, snitch, stag

1. I want this shop to run as smoothly as possible.
   我想让这个机构办得尽可能顺利。
2. I usually go shopping on Sundays.
   我通常星期天购物。
3. The local dress shop is having a sale.
   附近的时装店正在大拍卖。