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emporium

/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/ /ɛmˈpɔ.ɹi.əm/

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noun

商埠，贸易中心, 大商场。

A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.

Examples :

"The bustling emporium hosted stalls selling everything from handcrafted jewelry to fresh produce. "

这个热闹的贸易中心里，到处都是摊位，售卖各种商品，从手工珠宝到新鲜农产品，应有尽有。

commerce business place economy

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noun

商场，商店。

A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.

Examples :

"With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high."

店名都叫“葡萄酒烈酒大卖场”了，难怪价格这么贵。

business commerce economy item place

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noun

商栈, 洋行

A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).

Examples :

"The local emporium sells textiles imported from India. "

这家洋行出售从印度进口的纺织品。

business commerce industry

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noun

头脑，大脑。

(by extension) The brain.

Examples :

"My brain, my emporium of knowledge, was struggling to remember the capital of France. "

我的大脑，这个知识的宝库，正在努力回忆法国的首都是什么。

mind body organ physiology