granary
granary — 名詞
- granarysingular
- granariesplural
1. a large farm building used to keep harvested grain dry and safe
穀倉
用來儲存穀物的大型建築物
a large farm building used to keep harvested grain dry and safe
The wheat was dried in the field before workers carried it into the granary.
小麥先在田裡曬乾，工人才把它搬進穀倉。
grain storage: wheat carried into the granary
A stone granary stood beside the farmhouse, with sacks of barley stacked inside.
農舍旁有一座石造穀倉，裡面堆著一袋袋大麥。
collocation: stone granary
The cooperative built a new granary so local farmers could store their harvest safely.
合作社建了一座新的穀倉，好讓當地農民安全存放收成。
After the flood, several families found that the village granary had kept the rice dry.
洪水過後，幾戶人家發現村裡的穀倉把稻米保存得很乾燥。
- storehouse
a broader word for a building where supplies are kept
- silo
often a tall round structure used for storing grain or animal feed
- warehouse
a large commercial storage building for many types of goods
文法句型
a/the granary
in a granary
granary for + grain
用法筆記
A granary is specifically for storing grain such as wheat, rice, barley, or corn. For a building that stores many kinds of goods, use 'warehouse' or 'storehouse'.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'granary' for any ordinary storage building. It normally refers to grain storage, especially in farming contexts.
2. an area that grows a very large amount of grain
糧倉地帶
大量生產穀物的地區
an area that grows a very large amount of grain
The river plain became the country's main granary after irrigation canals were built.
灌溉水渠建成後，那片河流平原成了該國主要的糧倉地帶。
metaphorical area sense: main granary of a country
For centuries, this fertile valley was known as the granary of the kingdom.
數百年來，這座肥沃的山谷一直被稱為王國的糧倉。
pattern: the granary of + place
Drought in the northern granary pushed food prices higher across the region.
北部糧倉地帶發生乾旱，使整個地區的糧食價格上漲。
The province is called a granary because its farms produce so much rice and corn.
這個省份常被形容為糧倉，因為當地農場生產大量稻米和玉米。
- breadbasket
a more common figurative word for a major grain-producing region
- grain belt
a region where grain crops are widely grown
文法句型
the granary of + place
a granary for + region
用法筆記
This sense is figurative but still tied to grain production. It usually describes a fertile region that supplies grain to a larger country or area.
常見錯誤
Do not use this sense for any productive region. A 'granary' region is productive specifically in grain crops.