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单词 store
释义 store
I. \ˈstō(ə)r, ˈstȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə)\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English storen, from Old French estorer to construct, restore, store, from Latin instaurare to renew, restore, perform, from in- in- (II) + -staurare (from a base akin to Greek stauros pole, stake) — more at steer
transitive verb
1. : furnish, provide, supply, fill
 < bins stored with grain >
 < his head was stored with chaotic but vivid impressions — Frances Gaither >
especially : to stock or furnish against a future time
 < store a ship with provisions >
2. : to collect as a reserved supply : lay away : accumulate
 < store vegetables for winter use >
 < energy from the sun may be stored in the form of fat as well as carbohydrates … and proteins — R.E.Coker >
 < energy stored in a condenser can be computed — W.H.Timbie & Vannevar Bush >
— often used with up or away
 < build dams to store up water — R.W.Murray >
 < memories stored away >
3.
 a. : to leave or deposit in a store, warehouse, or other place for keeping, preservation, or disposal : cache, stow
  < potatoes stored in a basement >
  < in the early days of the passenger car it was almost unheard of to store it on the street — J.C.Ingraham >
  < the center mall is often used to store snow plowed from the pavement in winter months — A.G.Bruce & John Clarkeson >
  < honey stored in hives >
 b. : to record (information) in an electronic device (as a computer) from which the data can be obtained as needed
4. : to have space for : provide storage room for : hold
 < elevators to store surplus wheat >
intransitive verb
1. : to take on or store away supplies
 < ships storing in the harbor >
2. : to undergo storing especially without spoilage
 < foods should store well at room temperatures or in the refrigerator — Callie Coons >
 < an egg that will store 60 percent longer — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English stor, from Old French estor, from estorer
1.
 a. : something that is stored or kept for future use
  < store for ten days >
  < through all his active years he drew heavily on his physical store — W.A.Slade >
 b. stores plural : articles (as of food) accumulated for some specific object and issued or drawn upon as needed : stock, supplies
  < issue stores upon proper written authority >
  < charged with payment for the coal, oil and other consumable storesRailway Gazette >
  < over 700 lb. of stores — oxygen, tents, food, fuel, cookers, climbing gear — must be lifted — John Hunt & Edmund Hillary >
 c. : something accumulated or amassed : a source from which things may be drawn as needed : a reserve fund
  < a store of provisions >
  < a store of sound advice — R.A.Billington >
  < their dwindling store of undergraduate days — Dartmouth Alumni Magazine >
  — often used in plural
  < continued education … will provide increasing stores of information — C.W.Eliot >
2.
 a. obsolete : livestock
 b. Britain : a young or unfinished meat animal suitable for growing on and fattening
3. archaic : possessions
4. : storage — usually used with in or out of
 < fresh fruits and vegetables, whether in transit or in storeFruit & Vegetable Storage & Pre-packaging >
 < when placing eggs in storeDublin Sunday Independent >
 < our furniture, out of store last week — Mary Shaw >
5. : something that is highly valued or greatly relied upon : treasure — used with set or lay or put
 < setting a great store on precedent — E.M.Coulter >
 < such schedules did not set light store on life and property — H.O.Taylor >
 < her mother set such store by the terrarium — Jean Stafford >
 < lay great store by tradition >
 < readers, who never put much store by the polite, personal essay — Time >
6. stores plural : the raw or unworked material supplies of a manufacturing concern
7. : a large quantity, supply, or number : abundance
 < intended to bake a store of brambles for you to take — G.W.Brace >
8. : a place of deposit for goods especially in large quantities : storehouse, warehouse, magazine
 < meat store >
 < rope store >
 < explosives store >
 < quartermaster's store >
— see cold store
9.
 a. : a business establishment where goods are kept for retail sale
  < grocery store >
  < furniture store >
 especially : a retail establishment having a large diversified stock of goods
  < thoroughfares lined with modernized stores and up-to-date shops — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
  — see chain store, department store, retail store; compare shop
 b. stores plural but singular or plural in construction, Britain : a retail establishment often consisting of a number of departments
 c. : a commercial establishment (as a bank, restaurant, or dry-cleaning shop)
  < stores and offices will be closed for the holiday >
 d. : a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by or suitable for occupancy by a store
  < store for rent >
  < several stores under construction >
10. slang
 a. : an establishment or setup used by swindlers as a front to gain the confidence of victims
 b. : an establishment (as a carnival concession) employing shills or barkers to entice customers
11. : a space or compartment on a gameboard for the keeping of pieces when not in play
12. chiefly Britain : memory 6

- in store
III. adjective
1.
 a. or stores : of, relating to, kept in, or used for a store
  < store barge >
  < the stores trucks are due on the dock about the same time — Wirt Williams >
 b. : used for storing
  < fill the big red store crock with water at night — Flora Thompson >
  < store jar >
 c. : purchased from a store as opposed to natural or homemade : commercial, manufactured, bought, ready-made
  < store clothes >
  < store bread >
  < store teeth >
2. archaic : abundant, plentiful — used postpositively
 < ships thou hast store — Alexander Pope >
3. Britain
 a. : stock 3
 b. : suitable for fattening
  < strolled past the pens of store cattle — Adrian Bell >
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