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Picture the last step on the way out: the counter by the door where your basket is emptied, everything is scanned, and you settle up before you leave. The word comes from the verb check out — the moment you finish and go — so it can name that spot in a shop, or that moment in a hotel.
可以想成：離開前的最後一關——門邊那個櫃檯，籃子清空、東西一件件掃過條碼、錢付了才走得出去。這個字是從片語動詞 ch…更多收起
可以想成：離開前的最後一關——門邊那個櫃檯，籃子清空、東西一件件掃過條碼、錢付了才走得出去。這個字是從片語動詞 check out（結束、離開）長出來的，所以它可以指店裡的那個位置，也可以指旅館裡「該走了」的那個時間點。原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
checkoutnoun/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/
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The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
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The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
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The place in a supermarket where this is done.
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The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
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A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
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An inspection or investigation.
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dartsgamesThe number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。