Walmart
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英文释义
动词 v.
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To shop at Walmart.
— Next we went Walmarting, where Shanti picked up more stuff for college, like sports bras in purple, white, and black and a hot water heater for dormitory tea parties.
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To outcompete, or drive out of business, by one's superior size and market share.
— Small farms make it difficult for the flu to spread, unlike in America where poultry majors have Walmarted individual farmers out of business.
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A chain of large, discount department stores (most of which also sell groceries), originating in the United States and later spreading to several other countries.
— It’s pretty obvious if you are a coffee drinker that Starbucks ain’t the Walmart of coffee.
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The company name is likely an abbreviation for “Walton’s Market”, after its founder, Sam Walton. It was originally spelled Wal-Mart and later changed to Walmart.
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The company name is likely an abbreviation for “Walton’s Market”, after its founder, Sam Walton. It was originally spelled Wal-Mart and later changed to Walmart.
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