mind the store

短语

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发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To remain present in a retail business, in order to maintain the security of the premises and to serve customers.

    His mother, Ruth Jones, helps mind the store and both his wife, Michelle, and his father, James Jones, make gifts to sell in the shop.

  2. 2.

    To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.

    习语 引申义

    The Administration and Congress have had to prove they are at least attempting to mind the store.