mall S3 W3 / mɔl, mæl $ mɒl / 名词 [可数名词] especially American English

a large area where there are a lot of shops, usually a covered area where cars are not allowed 同义词 shopping centre :

Let’s meet at the mall and go see a movie.

a huge new shopping mall → strip mall

THESAURUS

shop especially British English , store especially American English a building or place where things are sold : She’s gone to the shops to get some milk. | a clothes shop | Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.

boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects : a little boutique which specializes in bath products.

superstore British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city : Out -of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.

department store a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment : He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.

supermarket ( also grocery store American English ) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes : Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.

salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc

garden centre British English , nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden : Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.

outlet formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type : The book is available from most retail outlets.

market an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things : I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they’re much cheaper there.

mall especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building : A new restaurant has opened at the mall. | We used to hang around together at the mall.

strip mall American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it : Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.