retail therapy

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

The term "retail therapy" is a bit of a misnomer.
關(guān)於這個術(shù)語“購物療法”，實(shí)際上有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)誤稱。
Retail therapy has long been a treat for millions of women who enjoy nothing better than a trawlround the shops.
購物療法一曏是衆(zhòng)多女性的樂事，對她們而言，再沒有什麼比逛商店更好的事情了。
Even after adjusting for factors like physical and mental infirmity, men and women who shopped daily lived longer than those who shunned retail therapy, say scientists.
科學(xué)家們指出，即使考慮到像身心疾病這些影響健康的因素，天天購物的男女也比那些拒絕購物療法的人更長壽。

Sounds good, because we're all going to need a little retail therapy once we check those 401(k) balances.
FORBES: Magazine Article
He, unlike the typical consumer, is finding little comfort in retail therapy.
ECONOMIST: America's shoppers
Women use shopping as retail therapy.
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the act of buying special things for yourself in order to feel better when you are unhappy