store
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：
Mother puts up a keeping [ store] of preserved fruits and jellies every year.
母亲每年都要贮存蜜饯和果冻。
I'll never patronize that store again.
我再也不去光顾那家商店了。
Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store
她的父亲被企图抢劫他那间小零售店的人开枪打死了。
He possessed a vast store of knowledge
他知识渊博。
A new general store has been built for the convenience of the residents.
为便利居民，新建了一个百货商店。
You can buy all these tools at a do-it-yourself store.
你可以在自己动手做商店里买到所有这些工具。