shop
单词辨析：
英国英语中的普通用词，一般指零售商店，在美国英语中则指出售某一种商品的小商店。
I'm just going down to look at the shops.
我正要去商店逛逛。
She often browses through dress shops during her lunch hour.
她经常利用午餐休息时间逛逛服装店。
The record shop opens at 9 in the morning.
那家唱片店早上9点开门。
多指女士时装商店，主要销售流行服饰等，一般规模较小。
She started as a shop assistant and now she has her own boutique.
她从当营业员开始做起，现已拥有一家女士时装店了。
There is a boutique on the corner.
街的拐角处有家时装精品店。
指商家以小额出售商品给消费者的地方。
There are only a few retailers on this street.
这条街上仅有寥寥几家零售店。
He's got a list of all the retailers on the floor.
他有该层所有零售店铺的一览表。
美国英语中的普通用词，指一般的商店，规模可大可小；在英国英语中可指出售各类物品的大商店，如大型超市或百货商店。
At Christmas, the stores stay open late.
圣诞节期间，商店营业到很晚。
This item is available in their Paris store.
这件货品在他们巴黎的店里有货。
相关例句：
Just close up the shop
把店关了就好了。
It's not available in the shops.
商店里都没货。
He set up shop as an independent PR consultant
他自己开公司，做起了独立公共关系顾问。
I loitered away the time in looking through the shop windows.
我以观看商店橱窗来消磨时光。
She stopped by the ice-cream shop and had a chocolate cone.
她顺便去了趟冰激凌店，买了一个巧克力蛋筒冰激凌。
If you ever get any ailments there's no problem as he is like a walking chemist's shop.
如果你有了什么病痛，不用着急，他就是个药铺子。