storehouse
/ˈstɔːhaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstɔːrhaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstȯr-ˌhau̇s/ (ame, mw)
storehouse — 名詞
- storehousesingular
- storehousesplural
1. a building or large room where goods, food, or supplies are kept until they are
倉庫
存放貨物或物資的建築物
a building or large room where goods, food, or supplies are kept until they are needed or moved to another place
The old storehouse behind the market held crates of apples and bags of rice for winter.
市場後方的舊倉庫存放著一箱箱蘋果和一袋袋米，預備過冬使用。
collocation: old storehouse / storehouse behind [place]
Eitan worked in a storehouse near the port, checking boxes of goods before shipment.
Eitan 在港口附近的一間倉庫工作，負責檢查貨物箱後再運出。
The farm's storehouse was packed with hay, tools, and bags of animal feed.
農場的倉庫裡堆滿了乾草、工具和好幾袋飼料。
During the war, the army used the building as a storehouse for medical supplies.
戰爭期間，軍方將那棟建築物用作醫藥補給的倉庫。
Heavy rain leaked through the roof of the storehouse and ruined several sacks of grain.
大雨從倉庫屋頂滲進來，毀了好幾袋穀物。
- warehouse
more common for large, modern commercial buildings where goods are stored and distributed
- depot
often used for vehicles, military supplies, or as a distribution point
- storeroom
a smaller room within a building, not a whole building
- repository
formal; can refer to both physical and abstract storage
文法句型
a storehouse + for + noun
storehouse + of + noun
用法筆記
Less common than 'warehouse' for modern commercial storage. Often suggests a smaller or older building used for keeping provisions or farm goods.
常見錯誤
2. a person, thing, or place that contains and provides a very large amount of valu
寶庫
蘊含大量資訊或知識的人事物
a person, thing, or place that contains and provides a very large amount of valuable information, knowledge, memories, or other qualities
My grandmother's old photo albums are a storehouse of memories from her travels across Asia.
我祖母的老相簿是她遊歷亞洲各地所累積的回憶寶庫。
pattern: a storehouse of [abstract noun: memories, knowledge, ideas]
For students of history, the archive is a storehouse of rare documents and letters from the 18th century.
對歷史系的學生來說，這座資料館是十八世紀稀有文件與信件的寶庫。
The chef's notebook was a storehouse of recipes she had collected from villages around the world.
那位廚師的筆記本是她從世界各地村莊收集而來的食譜寶庫。
Anong's mind is a storehouse of folk songs and stories passed down through her family.
Anong 的腦海裡是一座民歌和故事的寶庫，都是她家族世代流傳下來的。
The old library, though small, turned out to be a storehouse of information about the town's early years.
那座老舊的圖書館雖然不大，卻收錄了該鎮早年歷史的豐富資訊。
- treasure trove
suggests a lucky or surprising discovery of something valuable
- goldmine
informal; emphasises that the source is rich and useful
- repository
more formal; suggests a place where things are kept for safe-keeping
- void
suggests a complete absence of valuable content
文法句型
a storehouse of + noun (information, knowledge, memories, ideas)
用法筆記
Nearly always used in the pattern 'a storehouse of + abstract noun' (knowledge, memories, information, ideas, wisdom). The noun that follows identifies what valuable content the subject contains.