| 单词 | convenience store |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconvenience store convenience store n. chiefly North American a small local shop; (now) esp. one with extended opening hours, stocking a limited range of household goods and groceries. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > small shop > local convenience store1902 duka1912 dairy1914 sari-sari store1925 café1957 corner shop1963 neighbourhood friendly1970 depanneur1975 kirana1979 1902 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 23 Aug. 21/5 Isler and Thyson kept a grocery and general convenience store, where could be purchased everything 'from a plow to a needle'. 1917 F. Crissey Story of Foods xxx. 472 While the original idea of the delicatessen was that it should be a shop of delicacies, it has now become a convenience store, a place where the busy housewife may buy a cooked or ‘ready-to-eat’ meal. 1977 Texas Monthly Apr. 102/2 Pete stops at a convenience store late at night for a pack of cigarettes. 2006 M. Faber in Granta Summer 54 On her way to see Sasha she stops off at a convenience store and buys two bars of chocolate. < as lemmas |
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