每年夏天，我都从百货商店购买夏装。

Every summer, I top up my selection of summer outfits from the <em>department</em> <em>store</em>s.

百货商店被迫改进它们的做法。

<em>Department</em> <em>store</em>s have been forced to shape up their acts.

仓库设在百货商店的后部。

The warehouse is at the back of the <em>department</em> <em>store</em>.

我从不错过我家附近百货商店的年度大减价。

I never miss the annual sale at the <em>department</em> <em>store</em> near my place.

首先我们去梅的百货商店，因为那里的东西太便宜了。

First we'll go to May's <em>department</em> <em>store</em>, because things are so cheap there.

南部和东南部是巴西经济的支柱，因此有许多商场、百货商店和非常好的夜生活。

The south and the southeast are the backbone of the Brazilian economy so there are lots of malls, <em>department</em> <em>store</em>s and very good nightlife.

前几天，我站在一家大型百货商店里，等着为我的相机买几张胶卷，这时助理宣布控制收银机的电脑已经停止工作。

The other day I was standing in a large <em>department</em> <em>store</em> waiting to pay for a couple of films for my camera when the assistant announced that the computer which controlled the till had stopped working.

我在百货商店里随意看看.

I browsed through the <em>department</em> <em>store</em>.

他是那家百货商店的店员。

He is a clerk of that <em>department</em> <em>store</em> .

他当时在一家百货商店当店员。

He then clerked it in a <em>department</em> <em>store</em>.