Word · Frequency #11507
mall
购物中心；商场
a large building or area containing many shops, restaurants, and other businesses
- 1.
An enclosed shopping centre.
封闭式购物中心
- 2.
A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
公共散步道；有荫蔽的平坦步道；散步场所
- 3.
A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
槌球游戏中使用的重木槌或木锤
林荫路；步行道；封闭式购物中心；公共散步道；有荫蔽的平坦步道；散步场所；槌球游戏中使用的重木槌或木锤；林荫路
In use
On weekends, the mall is so crowded that we can hardly find a parking space.
She bought a new coat at the mall near her office.
Many malls now include cinemas and gyms to attract more visitors.
go to the mall
常用搭配，指去购物中心逛街或购物。
We went to the mall on Saturday.
我们星期六去了购物中心。
in/at the mall
at 侧重地点，in 更强调在建筑物内部，两者常可互换。
She works at the mall.
她在购物中心工作。
a shopping mall
shopping mall 在美国常见，英国更常说 shopping centre。
There is a new shopping mall downtown.
Connections
Collocations
- shopping mall
- 购物中心；大型商场
- We spent the whole afternoon at the shopping mall.我们整个下午都在购物中心度过。
- at the mall
- 在商场里
- She ran into an old friend at the mall.她在商场里偶遇了一位老朋友。
- outlet mall
- 折扣商场；奥特莱斯
- They bought discounted clothes at the outlet mall.他们在折扣商场买了打折的衣服。
- indoor mall
- 室内购物中心
- The indoor mall is popular on rainy days.下雨天室内购物中心很受欢迎。
- mall security
- 商场保安；商场安保
- Mall security escorted the lost child to the information desk.商场保安把走失的孩子带到了服务台。
- go to the mall
Learner notes
Memory Tip
购物中心中庭常有林荫树，'mall'既是商场，也是一条林荫步行道。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：shopping malls and commercial areas、pedestrian walkways and parks 表示“购物中心”时，通常用于日常对话和商业场合；表示“林荫路”或“步行道”时，多用于正式或文学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 mall 押韵（/ɔːl/）。注意拼写相似的 pal /pæl/ 和 shall /ʃæl/ 并不押韵，元音是 /æ/ 而不是 /ɔː/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.