shopping therapy
noun [ U ] humorous /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ ˌθer.ə.pi/ /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ ˌθer.ə.pi/
购物疗法
the act of buying special things in order to feel better when you are unhappy
When I broke up with my boyfriend, I cheered myself up with lots of shopping therapy.
Until you've got rid of the pregnancy flab, the only shopping therapy available is babywear. 在你摆脱孕期赘肉之前，唯一可用的购物疗法是购买婴儿服装。
Synonym: retail therapy
- More examples
- Go out and indulge in some shopping therapy.
- I'm going to engage in a little shopping therapy at lunch.
- I'm thinking of going into town for a little shopping therapy.
- But to be perfectly honest, does shopping therapy ever really fix the problem?
- I've never really understood shopping therapy. I hate shopping.