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bunkers

UK //ˈbʌŋkəz//US //ˈbʌŋkərz//

词源

源自苏格兰语 'bunker'(长凳或箱子),后演变为指储存空间,19世纪开始用于军事和工业领域。

noun

❶ 指用于储存燃料、弹药或其他物资的地下或半地下设施,常见于军事基地或工业场所。

“The soldiers stored ammunition in the underground bunkers.”

(士兵们将弹药储存在地下掩体中。)

“The coal bunkers were nearly empty after the long winter.”

(漫长的冬季过后,储煤仓几乎空了。)

同义词:shelters, storage, depots, strongholds, repositories

verb

❶ 将某物储存在掩体或储存设施中,通常指燃料或弹药。

“The crew bunkered enough fuel for the transatlantic flight.”

(机组人员为跨大西洋飞行储备了足够的燃料。)

“They bunkered the supplies before the storm hit.”

(他们在风暴来临前将物资储存起来。)

同义词:store, stockpile, hoard, stash, accumulate

常见短语

bunker mentality — 指一种防御性或偏执的心态,通常用于描述在危机中人们封闭自我、不信任外界的态度。

“During the crisis, the government developed a bunker mentality and refused outside help.”

(危机期间,政府形成了封闭心态,拒绝外部援助。)