store

store
noun
  1. a quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed
    储备量,储备物;大量,丰富
    the squirrel has a store of food.
    那只松鼠储有大量的食物。
    her vast store of knowledge.
    她丰富的知识。
    ■a place where things are kept for future use or sale
    仓库,货栈
    a grain store.
    粮仓。
    ■(stores)supplies of equipment and food kept for use by members of an army, navy, or other institution, or the place where they are kept
    (陆军、海军等机构的)贮存品,备用品,补给品;贮备库,贮藏库
    ■(Brit.)a computer memory
    (英)(计算机的)存储器
  2. (chiefly N. Amer.)a shop of any size or kind
    (主北美)商店,店铺
    a health-food store.
    健康食品店。
    ■(Brit.)a large shop selling different types of goods
    (英)(卖各种不同商品的)大商店
    ■(Brit.)(亦作 stores)a shop selling basic necessities
    (英)百货商店
    a well-stocked village store.
    一个货源充足的乡村百货商店。
  3. a sheep, steer, cow, or pig acquired or kept for fattening
    待育肥的小羊(或小公牛、小母牛、小猪)
verb
  1. [with obj.]keep or accumulate (something) for future use
    贮备,储藏,储存
    a small room used for storing furniture.
    用来存放家具的小房间。
    the scheme could store up serious future problems.
    那个计划会给将来积聚严重的问题。
    ■retain or enter (information) for future electronic retrieval
    储存(信息)
    the data is stored on disk.
    数据储存在磁盘上。
    ■(be stored with)have a supply of (something useful)
    存有,装有(有用的东西)
    a mind well stored with esoteric knowledge.
    装满深奥学问的头脑。
常用词组
in store
  1. in a safe place while not being used or displayed
    储藏着;准备着
    items held in store.
    储藏的物品。
  2. coming in the future; about to happen
    将要发生,即将发生
    he did not yet know what lay in store for him.
    他还不知道自己会遇到什么事。
set (或 lay, put) store by (或 on)
  1. consider (something) to be of a particular degree of importance or value
    重视;尊重
    many people set much store by privacy.
    许多人非常重视个人隐私。
派生
storable
adjective
storer
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare 'renew'; compare with restore
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