mall rat

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Mall rats love to look for sales.
“商場(chǎng)老鼠”喜歡尋找打折商品。
Mall rats always shop and hang out in packs or groups. Shopping is a very social activity, especially among girls.
“商場(chǎng)老鼠”一般都集體行動(dòng)。購(gòu)物是一種非常社會(huì)性的活動(dòng)，尤其是對(duì)女孩子來(lái)說(shuō)。
University of Kentucky researchers in 1995 studied rats exploring unfamiliar compartments in their cages - the laboratory equivalent of discovering a new store at the mall.
肯塔基大學(xué)的研究人員在1995年研究了白鼠對(duì)放于籠子中的陌生小隔間的反應(yīng)，這同人們?cè)谫?gòu)物中心發(fā)現(xiàn)一家新店鋪的情況類似。

Mostly young, well-educated and dressed like mall rats, many are self-employed and can work at home.
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a young person who goes to shopping malls (= large covered shopping areas) to spend time with their friends

Mall rats are young people who spend a lot of time hanging around in shopping malls with their friends.