shop around

动词 v.

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动词 v.

To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor. intransitive

— He's gone to shop around for a new car.
To actively make a search for an alternative choice of something one has, owns, or wants, without it necessarily involving buying or selling anything. intransitive

— She's shopping around for a new boyfriend.
To put something out on offer to multiple parties in the hope one will choose it. transitive

— He's shopping around his book to several studios. He hopes to get a movie deal.

shops around present,singular,third-person shopping around participle,present shopped around participle,past shopped around past