cache

/kæʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /kæʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkash/ (ame, mw)

1.名詞C1

釋義

藏匿物；秘藏

藏起來的一批物品或藏東西的地點

a collection of valuable or dangerous things — for example weapons, drugs, food, or money — that someone has put in a secret place so others cannot find it; also the place itself.

例句

Police found a cache of stolen jewellery under the floorboards of Marcus's flat.

警方在 Marcus 公寓的地板下發現一批藏匿的贓物珠寶。

a cache of + noun (illegal goods)

The old farmer kept a small cache of silver coins buried beneath the apple tree.

那位老農夫把一小批銀幣秘藏在蘋果樹下。

cache of + valuables

同義詞

stash
informal, often illegal goods or personal supplies
hoard
implies a large amount kept selfishly over time
stockpile
open or official store, not necessarily hidden

文法句型

a cache of + noun

cache of weapons / drugs / coins

用法筆記

Subject of the verb is usually a person who searches or uncovers (police, soldiers, hikers); the cache itself is the object being found, hidden, or buried. Often modified by what is stored: 'arms cache', 'food cache', 'cache of letters'.

常見錯誤

❌I have a cache of friends in Tokyo.

✅I have a circle of friends in Tokyo.

💡'cache' is for hidden objects, not people or relationships.

❌She caches her old photos in a box.' (when meaning a noun store)

✅She has a cache of old photos in a box.

💡to mean the store, use the noun, not the verb.

2.名詞C1

釋義

快取

暫存常用資料以加速存取的記憶體區

a small, fast section of computer memory that holds copies of files or data the machine has just used, so the same files can be opened again much faster than reading them from the disk or the internet.

例句

If a webpage loads strangely, try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the tab.

如果網頁顯示怪怪的，試試清除瀏覽器快取再重新整理分頁。

collocation: clear the cache

Maya emptied the app cache on her phone to free up nearly two gigabytes of space.

Maya 清空手機應用程式的快取，騰出將近兩 GB 的空間。

compound: app cache

同義詞

buffer
temporary storage that smooths data flow, often for streams
cache memory
more technical full term used in hardware contexts

文法句型

clear the cache

browser cache

cache memory

用法筆記

Often appears in compounds: 'browser cache', 'app cache', 'cache memory', 'cache server'. Common verbs are 'clear', 'empty', 'flush', 'check', and 'update'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense never refers to physical objects.

常見錯誤

❌I deleted my browser's cash.

✅I deleted my browser's cache.

💡'cache' (computer memory) is spelled with -che, not 'cash' (money).

❌The cache stores my password forever.

✅The cache stores my password until I clear it.

💡caches hold data temporarily, not permanently.

1.動詞及物C1

釋義

藏放；私藏

把貴重或重要物品藏在隱密處

to put valuable, dangerous, or useful things in a secret or safe spot so that they stay out of sight until they are needed again.

例句

The smugglers cached the diamonds inside a hollow tree near the river bend.

走私者把鑽石藏在河彎附近一棵中空的樹裡。

cache + object + in/inside + place

Sailors used to cache fresh water on small islands so later ships could survive the trip.

過去的水手會在小島上藏放淡水，讓後續船隻得以撐過航程。

cache + supplies (for future use)

同義詞

stash
informal everyday word for the same action
hide
broader; covers any object or person, not just stored supplies
stockpile
implies large quantity, not necessarily hidden

反義詞

retrieve
to take back something that was hidden away
display
to put something where everyone can see it

文法句型

cache + object

cache something in/under/behind + place

用法筆記

Almost always transitive and usually paired with a place phrase ('in a cave', 'under the floor', 'inside a wall'). Subjects are typically people or animals doing the hiding, not the goods themselves. Less common in everyday speech than 'hide' or 'stash'.

常見錯誤

❌He cached.

✅He cached the rifles in the barn.

💡'cache' needs a direct object; you must say what was hidden.

❌She cached her secrets to her sister.

✅She told her secrets to her sister.

💡'cache' hides physical things, not feelings or information shared with someone.

2.動詞及物 / 不及物C1

釋義

存入快取

把資料暫存在快取記憶體以加速存取

(of a computer or program) to copy data into a small fast memory area so that the same data can be loaded again much more quickly the next time someone asks for it.

例句

The browser caches images from this site so the homepage loads instantly on your second visit.

瀏覽器會把這個網站的圖片放進快取，讓你第二次造訪時首頁瞬間載入。

cache + object (data) + so-clause

Our app caches the user's recent searches locally to save mobile data.

我們的 App 會在本地快取使用者最近的搜尋紀錄，以節省行動數據。

cache + locally (adverb)

同義詞

buffer
to hold data briefly to smooth out streaming or transfer
store
general term; not specific to fast access

反義詞

purge
to remove cached data from memory
refresh
to reload from the source instead of from the cache

文法句型

cache + data/file/page

cache locally / on the server

用法筆記

Subject is usually a piece of software (browser, app, server, processor), not a human user. Common adverbs: 'locally', 'temporarily', 'aggressively'. The intransitive use is rare and almost always tied to a passive form like 'this page caches well'.

常見錯誤

❌I cached the file on my desk.' (when meaning a computer action)

✅I saved the file to my desktop.

💡'cache' (computing) means automatic fast-memory storage by software, not deliberate file saving by a person.

❌The browser cashed the page.

✅The browser cached the page.

💡spelled with -che, not -sh.

cache

cache — 名詞

1. a collection of valuable or dangerous things — for example weapons, drugs, food,

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2. a small, fast section of computer memory that holds copies of files or data the

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cache — 動詞

1. to put valuable, dangerous, or useful things in a secret or safe spot so that th

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2. (of a computer or program) to copy data into a small fast memory area so that th

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