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storehouses

UK //ˈstɔːhaʊsɪz//US //ˈstɔːrhaʊsɪz//

词源

源自中古英语 'storehous',由 'store'(储存)和 'house'(房屋)组合而成,字面意思为储存物品的房屋。

noun

❶ 指专门用于存放大量物品或货物的建筑物,通常具有较大的空间和良好的储存条件。

“The company built several storehouses to keep their products safe.”

(公司建造了几座仓库来安全存放他们的产品。)

“Ancient civilizations used storehouses to preserve grains for the winter.”

(古代文明用仓库储存谷物以备冬季使用。)

❶ 比喻为大量知识、信息或资源的集中地,常用于抽象概念。

“Libraries are storehouses of human knowledge.”

(图书馆是人类知识的宝库。)

“His mind was a storehouse of interesting stories.”

(他的脑海里装满了有趣的故事。)

同义词:warehouse, depot, repository, granary, storage

常见短语

storehouses of knowledge — 指知识或信息的集中地,常用于形容图书馆、数据库等。

“Universities are often seen as storehouses of knowledge.”

(大学通常被视为知识的宝库。)