shop around

短语

逐店进行搜购, 到处寻找好职业, 到处寻找好主意

词形变化

shopped around shopping around shops around 三单 shops around shopping around 现在分词 shopped around 过去式 shopped around 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.

    不及物

    He's gone to shop around for a new car.

  2. 2.

    To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything.

    不及物

    She's shopping around for a new boyfriend.

  3. 3.

    To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it.

    及物

    He's shopping around his book to several studios. He hopes to get a movie deal.