1An agency which puts people with articles to exchange or trade in touch with each other.
〈非正式〉物物交换(或交易)店
radio swap shops remain popular ways to exchange goods in farm communities
Example sentencesExamples
Also gone was a small swap shop and a burgeoning recycling program.
I came across more than one or two book swap shops on my travels, so if you can part with your book, all the better.
He said: ‘We are taking more needles off the streets than we are giving out, but the purpose of the exchange goes far beyond being just a free needle swap shop.’
In fact it is less interesting than the sort of thing one buys in swap shops, flea markets, street corners, and, until recently, the back corner at Mondo Kim's.
1.1An event to which people are invited to bring articles for exchange or trade.
物物交换(或交易)集市
Example sentencesExamples
Next to my seat was a brochure advertising Tri-Rail train/bus connections to a week-end swap shop and flea market in the area.
Definition of swap shop in US English:
swap shop
noun
informal
1An agency that provides a communication channel for people with articles to exchange or trade.
〈非正式〉物物交换(或交易)店
radio swap shops remain popular ways to exchange goods in farm communities
Example sentencesExamples
He said: ‘We are taking more needles off the streets than we are giving out, but the purpose of the exchange goes far beyond being just a free needle swap shop.’
In fact it is less interesting than the sort of thing one buys in swap shops, flea markets, street corners, and, until recently, the back corner at Mondo Kim's.
I came across more than one or two book swap shops on my travels, so if you can part with your book, all the better.
Also gone was a small swap shop and a burgeoning recycling program.
1.1An event to which people are invited to bring articles for exchange or trade.
物物交换(或交易)集市
Example sentencesExamples
Next to my seat was a brochure advertising Tri-Rail train/bus connections to a week-end swap shop and flea market in the area.