store
noun [ C ] uk/stɔːr/ us/stɔːr/
(SHOP)
B1 UK（大型）百货商店
a large shop where you can buy many different types of goods
a department store 百货商场
a DIY/furniture store DIY／家具商场
A1 US商店，店铺
any type of shop
a clothing/liquor store 服装店／买酒的店铺
also UK a department store 百货商店
also UK a furniture store 家具商店
a convenience store 便利店
- More examples
- He's got a job demonstrating kitchen equipment in a department store.
- The company's flagship store is in New York.
- Bathroom furnishings are in the basement of the store, Sir.
- After the grocery store I took a left.
- The store is open for late night shopping on Wednesdays.
(STH KEPT)
储存量，储备量
an amount of something that is being kept for future use
He has an impressively large store of wine in his cellar. 他的酒窖里储存了数量惊人的葡萄酒。
Food stores are reported to be running dangerously low in the capital. 据报道，首都的食品储备量很低，形势危急。
figurative My grandmothers store of memories was shared over the dinner table. 晚餐时，奶奶和外婆互相谈起自己关于过去的记忆。
仓库，储藏所
a building in which things are kept until they are needed
a grain/weapons store 粮仓／武器库
Idioms
in storeidiom C1 即将发生
going to happen soon
You never know what's in store for you. 你永远不会知道等待你的是什么。
There's a shock in store for him when he gets home tonight! 今天晚上他回家的时候，将会有个惊人的消息等着他！
set great, little, etc. store by somethingidiom 认为…很重要／不重要，看重／不看重…
to consider something to be of great, little, etc. importance or value
She's setting a lot of store by this job interview - I only hope she gets it. 她对这次求职面试寄予了厚望——我只希望她能如愿以偿。
store
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/stɔːr/ us/stɔːr/
B2 储存;储备;储藏
to put or keep things in a special place for use in the future
The data is stored on a hard disk and backed up on a CD. 数据储存在一个硬盘上，并用光盘做了备份。
I stored my possessions in my mother's house while I was living in Spain. 我在西班牙居住期间，把我的东西放在我母亲那儿了。
I've stored my thick sweaters and jackets (away) until next winter. 我把厚毛衣和外套收了起来，等到来年冬天再穿。
Squirrels store (up) nuts for the winter. 松鼠为过冬储藏坚果。
- More examples
- What we lack in this house is space to store things.
- It's important to store perishable food in a cool place.
- Sound and pictures can be stored digitally, as on a CD.
- The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.
- The gas is stored under pressure .
Phrasal verb
store something upC2 储存，储藏，储备
to keep a lot of something in one place, to be used in the future
We believe that he has been training an army and storing up arms. 我们确信他一直在训练军队，储备武器。
C1 （通常指为转告他人而）记住，牢记
to remember things, usually so that you can tell people about them later
I listen in to their conversations and store it all up to tell you later. 我会偷听他们的谈话，把所有的内容都记住，然后告诉你。