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be a greengrocer
My uncle is a greengrocer in our town.
我叔叔是我们镇上的蔬菜水果商。
蔬菜水果商；菜贩
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蔬菜水果商；菜贩
a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables
My uncle is a greengrocer in our town.
我叔叔是我们镇上的蔬菜水果商。
澳大利亚东部常见的一种绿色蝉(Cyclochila australasiae)。
A common green cicada, Cyclochila australasiae, of eastern Australia.
The greengrocer weighed the potatoes and told me the price.
蔬菜水果商称了土豆的重量，然后告诉了我价格。
I recommend asking the greengrocer which melons are sweetest.
我建议问问蔬菜水果商哪种甜瓜最甜。
Our local greengrocer orders fresh spinach every morning.
我们当地的蔬菜水果商每天早上都会订购新鲜菠菜。
My uncle is a greengrocer in our town.
我叔叔是我们镇上的蔬菜水果商。
英式英语中，“the greengrocer's”（带撇号）也可以指蔬菜水果店。
We buy our fruit from the greengrocer.
我们的水果是从蔬菜水果商那里买的。
Greengrocers sell fresh vegetables.
蔬菜水果商出售新鲜蔬菜。
Not this
He is greengrocer at the local market.
Use this
He is a greengrocer at the local market.
greengrocer 是可数名词单数，前面必须加冠词。中文没有冠词，所以学习者常遗漏，加 a 表示泛指一个蔬菜水果商。
Not this
I bought these vegetables at the greengrocer on the high street.
Use this
I bought these vegetables at the greengrocer's on the high street.
greengrocer 指人，不指店铺。表示店铺要用所有格 greengrocer's，即 the greengrocer's shop 的省略；写成 at the greengrocer 会误以为是从商贩本人那里买。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
本地菜贩；街坊蔬菜水果商
I get most of my vegetables from the local greengrocer.
我大部分蔬菜都是从本地菜贩那里买的。
街角的蔬菜水果商
The corner greengrocer always saves the best fruit for me.
街角的菜贩总是把最好的水果留给我。
独立经营的蔬菜水果商
Independent greengrocers offer fresher produce than many supermarkets.
独立经营的菜贩提供的农产品比许多超市更新鲜。
菜贩和肉贩
Both the greengrocers and the butchers in our street know me by name.
我们街上的菜贩和肉贩都认识我。
菜贩式撇号（错误地在名词复数后加 's）
The sign “Carrot's 80p” is a classic example of the greengrocer's apostrophe.
写着“Carrot's 80p”的招牌是菜贩式撇号的典型例子。
Use greengrocer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
green（绿色）+ grocer（杂货商）：想象一家绿招牌的蔬果店，老板卖新鲜蔬菜水果。
语域：neutral 常见场景：菜市场、街边蔬果店、日常购物对话 greengrocer 属于普通日常用语，多用于指卖新鲜水果和蔬菜的店主，在正式和口语场合均可使用。选用时注意它主要指经营果蔬零售的人。
No common word rhymes with the whole word. The first syllable green /ɡriːn/ is a true sound match with green; the final chunk -grocer has the same spelling as grocer, but in greengrocer it is unstressed, so it is not a true rhyme. Lookalikes grease and greed start with /ɡriː/ like green but end differently; gross starts with /ɡrəʊ/, which is closer to the second part grocer than to green.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.