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stowe

UK /stəʊ/US /stoʊ/

词源

源自古英语 'stōw',意为‘地方’或‘位置’,与德语 'Stau'(存放)相关。

noun

❶ 指代地名,常见于英国和美国,特指某些城镇或村庄的名称。

“Stowe is a picturesque village in Vermont.”

(斯托是佛蒙特州一个风景如画的村庄。)

“We visited Stowe during our summer vacation.”

(我们在暑假期间游览了斯托。)

同义词:village, town, settlement

verb

❶ 古英语中表示存放或储藏物品的动作,现代英语中较少使用。

“He stowed his belongings in the chest.”

(他把他的物品存放在箱子里。)

“The sailors stowed the cargo carefully.”

(水手们小心地存放货物。)

同义词:store, keep, deposit

常见短语

stow away — 指偷偷藏匿或躲藏,尤指为了逃避检查或偷渡。

“He tried to stow away on the ship to escape.”

(他试图偷偷藏在船上以逃脱。)