silo
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsaɪ.ləʊ/ us/ˈsaɪ.loʊ/ silos
(STORAGE PLACE)
青贮窖（贮存动物饲料的圆柱塔）
a large, round tower on a farm for storing grain or winter food for cattle
The red barn is flanked by grain silos.
They built stone silos for corn and beans.
导弹发射井
a large underground place for storing and firing missiles (= flying weapons)
The missiles are held in an underground silo.
The missile silos under construction here leave little doubt that the program is well under way.
(PART)
（公司、机构或系统内部与其他单位不联系、不了解、不合作的）孤立单位
a part of a company, organization, or system that does not communicate with, understand, or work well with other parts
We found that a lot of people work in silos - they don't see the connections between what they do and how another part of the airline operates. 我们发现许多人孤立地从事工作，看不到他们的工作与航空公司其他部门之间的联系。
the silo mentality that keeps different parts of the healthcare industry from working together 导致医疗行业不同部门之间缺乏合作的孤立心态