warehouse
/ˈweəhaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwerhaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwer-ˌhau̇s/ (ame, mw) · /ˈweə.haʊz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwer.haʊz/ (ame, ipa)
warehouse — 名詞
- warehousesingular
- warehousesplural
1. A large building or covered space where goods and products are kept before being
倉庫
儲存貨物的大型建築物
A large building or covered space where goods and products are kept before being sold, moved to shops, or used in manufacturing.
The company rented a warehouse near the port to store furniture before shipping it overseas.
該公司在港口附近租了一間倉庫，用來存放傢俱再運往海外。
collocation: warehouse near [location]
Workers moved thousands of boxes into the warehouse before the winter storm arrived.
冬季風暴來襲前，工人們將數千個箱子搬進倉庫。
count noun: a warehouse / the warehouse
The old textile warehouse was converted into artist studios and coffee shops.
那間舊紡織品倉庫被改造成藝術家工作室和咖啡店。
Rania checked the warehouse inventory log to find out which boxes had arrived last week.
Rania 查看了倉庫庫存紀錄，想知道上週哪些箱子已經送達。
- storehouse
slightly more old-fashioned; can be used for non-commercial storage such as grain or tools
- depot
often implies a distribution centre where goods arrive and depart; more institutional than warehouse
- storage facility
a broader, more neutral term that can include indoor and outdoor storage spaces
文法句型
a/the warehouse
in a warehouse
用法筆記
This is the most common meaning of warehouse, referring to a physical storage building often found near ports, airports, or industrial areas.
2. A very large shop that sells a wide range of goods at low prices, usually with a
大賣場
大量低價銷售商品的大型商店
A very large shop that sells a wide range of goods at low prices, usually with a simple layout where customers serve themselves.
Rachid bought his garden tools at a furniture warehouse because the prices were much lower.
Rachid 在一間傢俱大賣場買了園藝工具，因為價格便宜很多。
collocation: at a [type] warehouse
The warehouse sells office chairs and desks at half the price of regular shops.
這間大賣場的辦公椅和書桌售價只有一般商店的一半。
Joon found a good deal on a washing machine at the home-improvement warehouse near his home.
Joon 在他家附近的家飾大賣場找到了一臺特價洗衣機。
Ramón and his wife bought all their kitchen supplies at a discount warehouse in the city centre.
Ramón 和太太在市區一家折扣大賣場買齊了所有廚房用品。
- big-box store
a North American term for a large chain store such as Costco or Walmart; more specific than warehouse
- outlet store
typically sells goods directly from the manufacturer at reduced prices, often in a separate building
文法句型
a/the warehouse
at a warehouse
3. A disapproving label for a facility such as a prison or hospital that holds many
收容機構
大規模收容卻缺乏妥善照護的場所（貶義）
A disapproving label for a facility such as a prison or hospital that holds many people yet offers them hardly any personal attention, therapy, or real assistance.
Critics described the overcrowded prison as a warehouse where inmates received no education or therapy.
批評者形容這間擁擠的監獄就像一座倉庫，受刑人沒有接受任何教育或心理輔導。
metaphorical: a warehouse for [people]
That nursing home was a warehouse for the elderly, with few activities and little medical care.
那間安養院只不過是收容老年人的場所，幾乎沒有活動，醫療照護也很少。
Kabir wrote an article criticising the state for using orphanages as warehouses for abandoned children.
Kabir 寫了一篇文章，批評該州將孤兒院當作收容被遺棄兒童的倉庫。
After visiting the facility, the inspector said it was a human warehouse with no rehabilitation programmes.
視察完那間機構後，督察員說那裡簡直是座人類倉庫，沒有任何更生計畫。
- holding facility
less emotional; used for temporary detention rather than long-term warehousing
- dumping ground
even more critical, suggesting society abandons unwanted people in a place
文法句型
a warehouse for [people]
用法筆記
Always critical or disapproving. This sense compares an institution to a storage building, implying that the people inside are treated like objects rather than receiving proper care.
常見錯誤
warehouse — 動詞
- warehousepresent simple I / you / we / they
- warehouses3rd person singular
- warehousing-ing form
- warehousedpast simple
1. To place and keep goods or products in a storage building for later sale, distri
存放；入倉
將貨物存放在倉庫中
To place and keep goods or products in a storage building for later sale, distribution, or use.
Eitan's company warehouses electronic components in a climate-controlled facility near the airport.
Eitan 的公司將電子零件存放在機場附近一間恆溫控管的設施中。
warehouse + object: electronic components are stored
The farm cooperative warehouses its grain harvest until market prices rise.
這家農業合作社將收成的穀物存入倉庫，等待市場價格上漲。
Old furniture was warehoused in a dusty basement for years before the family cleared it out.
舊傢俱被存放在一間灰塵滿布的地下室裡，好幾年後家人才把它們清走。
Christopher's job involves warehousing medical supplies for hospitals across the region.
Christopher 的工作是為全國各地的醫院管理醫療物資的倉儲。
- ship
to send goods out rather than keep them in storage
文法句型
warehouse [goods]
be warehoused in [place]
用法筆記
Usually found in business or logistics contexts. The passive form ('be warehoused') is common when describing where goods end up.
常見錯誤
2. To place people in a prison, hospital, or other institution for a long time with
收容（貶義）
將人關進機構卻不提供妥善照顧
To place people in a prison, hospital, or other institution for a long time without providing them with proper care, education, or support, treating them more like objects than individuals.
The state was accused of warehousing juvenile offenders in run-down facilities without schooling or counselling.
該州被指控將青少年犯關進破舊的機構，沒有提供教育或心理輔導。
warehousing + people + in [location]: derogatory
For decades, patients with mental illnesses were warehoused in large hospitals with almost no treatment.
數十年來，精神病患被收容在大型醫院裡，幾乎沒有接受任何治療。
Dewi's documentary showed elderly people warehoused in homes with only one nurse for sixty residents.
Dewi 的紀錄片揭露了老年人被收容在安養機構裡，六十名院民只配一名護理師的情況。
Rachel argued that the detention centre warehouses people instead of processing their cases fairly.
Rachel 認為這座移民拘留中心只是把人們關起來，並沒有公平地處理他們的案件。
- confine
neutral — simply means to keep someone within limits; lacks the moral criticism of 'warehouse'
- institutionalise
more formal; can be neutral or critical depending on context
- rehabilitate
to help someone recover and return to normal life, the opposite of warehousing without care
文法句型
be warehoused in [institution]
warehouse [people] in [place]
用法筆記
Always carries strong criticism. The image is of people being stored like goods, pushed out of sight and given insufficient care. Common in news reports about failing prisons or care homes.