| 释义 |
cel·lar
I. \ˈselə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English celer, from Anglo-French, from Latin cellarium, from cella small room, storeroom — more at cell
1.
a. archaic : an above-ground storeroom for foodstuff or produce (as a pantry or granary)
b. : a room or set of rooms below the ground often used for storage and for protecting the building above from ground dampness and sometimes not possessing a finished interior — sometimes distinguished from basement
c. : an underground room (as one partitioned off in a basement or one dug in the earth and often roofed over with sod) used to store provisions (as vegetables) or as a refuge — see cyclone cellar
d. : the bottommost stage or rank
< their spirits were in the cellar >
especially : the lowest place in the standings of an athletic league or conference
2. : a stock of wine
< a cellar depleted by festivities >
3. obsolete : a case especially for holding bottles
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to put into a cellar (as for storage)
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: saltcellar |