retail therapy

Word family nounretailerretailmentretail price indexretailretail therapy

ˈretail ˌtherapy noun [uncountableU]

the act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better – often used humorously 购物疗法〔指通过购物使心情愉快，常为幽默用法〕 → shopaholic

What you need is a bit of retail therapy!

你需要来一点购物疗法！

Examples from the Corpus

retail therapy• But now she lacks the credit for this retail therapy.

From Longman Business Dictionary

retail therapyˌretail ˈtherapy noun [uncountableU]

when people go shopping in order to feel better, rather than because they really need to buy things, often used humorously

词汇	retail therapy
释义	retail therapy Word family nounretailerretailmentretail price indexretailretail therapy ˈretail ˌtherapy noun [uncountableU] the act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better – often used humorously 购物疗法〔指通过购物使心情愉快，常为幽默用法〕 → shopaholic What you need is a bit of retail therapy! 你需要来一点购物疗法！ Examples from the Corpus retail therapy• But now she lacks the credit for this retail therapy. From Longman Business Dictionary retail therapyˌretail ˈtherapy noun [uncountableU] when people go shopping in order to feel better, rather than because they really need to buy things, often used humorously
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