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stow

UK /stəʊ/US /stoʊ/

词源

源自古英语 stōwian(放置),与古诺尔斯语 stofa(房间)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 stōwō(地点)。

verb

❶ 将物品整齐地存放或收纳在某处,通常指为了节省空间或保持整洁而进行的整理动作。

“She stowed her luggage under the seat before takeoff.”

(起飞前她把行李整齐地放在座位下方。)

“The sailors stowed the cargo carefully in the ship's hold.”

(水手们将货物小心地存放在船舱里。)

❶ (俚语)停止或终止某件事,常用于命令式表达中。

“Stow the noise, I'm trying to concentrate!”

(别吵了,我正在集中注意力!)

“He told them to stow their complaints and get back to work.”

(他让他们停止抱怨,回去工作。)

同义词:store, pack, arrange, tuck away, put away

常见短语

stow away — 偷偷藏匿在交通工具(如船、飞机)中以免费旅行,或指将物品秘密藏好。

“A teenager was caught trying to stow away on a cargo ship to Europe.”

(一名青少年试图偷藏在货船上去欧洲时被抓获。)