1 the activity of going to the shops and buying things 购物:
We always do the shopping on a Friday night.我们总是星期五晚上去购物。a shopping basket/bag/trolley购物篮╱袋╱手推车
2 (especially Brit 尤为英) the things that you have bought in a shop 从商店买到的东西
shopping/ˋʃɑpIŋ; ˈʃɒpIŋ/n [U]1 the activity of going to shops to buy things 买东西﹐购物: late-night shopping 深夜购物I hate doing the shopping (=buying the food and other things you regularly need). 我讨厌购物。shopping trolley/cart/basket 购物手推车/购物篮a shopping list (=list of the things you need to buy) 购物单2 BrE the things that you have just bought from a shop【英】〔从商店〕刚买来的东西: Shall I help you carry the shopping in? 我帮你把刚买来的东西拿进来好吗?WINDOW SHOPPING
shoppingnoun (no plural)1buying things from shops: She does her shopping after work. I usually go shopping at the weekend.2the things that you have bought in a shop: Will you carry my shopping for me?