grocery

grocery — 名詞

1. a small store where customers buy food, drinks, and everyday household items suc

1.名詞A2
釋義

雜貨店

販售食品和日用品的商店

a small store where customers buy food, drinks, and everyday household items such as soap or cleaning products

例句

The new grocery on Elm Street stays open until midnight.

Elm Street 上新開的那家雜貨店營業到午夜。

collocation: grocery on [street name]

Obi stopped by the grocery to buy bread and eggs for breakfast.

Obi 順路去了雜貨店，買了早餐要吃的麵包和雞蛋。

同義詞
  • grocer's

    British term for a small food shop, often refers to the shop of a single grocer

  • supermarket

    a much larger self-service store with a wider range of goods

  • corner shop

    British English; a small local shop, often on a street corner

  • market

    a general term; can refer to an outdoor market or a shop selling food

用法筆記

In British English, 'grocery' in this sense is less common than 'grocer's' or 'corner shop' for a small food store. In American English, 'grocery store' is the standard term for any shop where you buy food and household supplies, whether a small store or a large supermarket.

常見錯誤

❌I bought some grocery from the market.
✅I bought some groceries from the market.
💡When referring to food items, always use the plural form 'groceries'.
❌The grocer's is a type of grocery.
✅The grocer's is a type of shop.
💡'Grocery' already means the shop; you do not need to explain it as 'a type of grocery'.

2. the food, drinks, and household items that people regularly buy from a shop or m

2.名詞A2
釋義

食品雜貨

從商店購買的食物和日用品

the food, drinks, and household items that people regularly buy from a shop or market for their home

例句

Adina went to the supermarket to buy groceries for the week.

Adina 去超市購買一週的食品雜貨。

plural form: groceries for weekly household needs

Putri carried the bags of groceries into the kitchen and began unpacking.

Putri 把幾袋食品雜貨提進廚房，開始整理。

同義詞
  • food

    broader term that includes all edible items, not just those from a shop

  • provisions

    more formal; often used for supplies for a journey or emergency

  • household supplies

    focuses on non-food items like cleaning products

用法筆記

This sense is most commonly used in the plural form 'groceries' to refer to the items themselves. The singular 'grocery' appears mainly as a modifier in compounds such as 'grocery list', 'grocery bag', 'grocery bill', and 'grocery shopping'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought three groceries from the store.
✅I bought three items of groceries from the store.
💡'Groceries' is uncountable; use 'items of groceries' or name the items instead.
❌Please put the grocery away.
✅Please put the groceries away.
💡Use the plural form when referring to the food items being put away.