
garage
词源
源自法语 'garer'(意为停放、保护)加上后缀 '-age',最初指停放马车的地方,20世纪后转为指汽车停放处。
noun
❶ 指建筑物中用于停放汽车的空间,通常与房屋相连或独立建造,也可用于存放工具或其他物品。
“He parked his car in the garage.”
(他把车停在了车库里。)
“The garage door is broken and needs repair.”
(车库门坏了,需要修理。)
❶ 指提供汽车维修、加油或销售服务的商业场所,通常也简称为汽修店或加油站。
“I took my car to the garage for an oil change.”
(我把车送到汽修店换机油。)
“The garage on the corner also sells petrol.”
(街角的那个车库也卖汽油。)
verb
❶ 将车辆停放在车库中,通常是为了保护车辆或节省空间。
“She garages her convertible during the winter months.”
(她在冬季月份把敞篷车停放在车库里。)
“We garage our motorcycles to keep them safe from theft.”
(我们把摩托车停在车库里以防被盗。)
常见短语
garage sale — 指在车库或院子里举办的二手物品售卖活动,通常由家庭或个人组织,出售不再需要的物品。
“We found some great deals at the neighborhood garage sale.”
(我们在社区的旧货甩卖上淘到了一些便宜货。)
garage band — 指业余音乐人在车库等非专业场所练习或演奏的乐队,通常用来形容刚开始音乐生涯的团体。
“They started as a garage band before becoming famous.”
(他们在成名前是一个车库乐队。)