mid-14c., from ware (n.) + house. Compare Dutch warenhuis, German warenhaus. Meaning "large impersonal institution" is American English colloquial, first attested 1970.
1799, "deposit or secure in a warehouse," from warehouse (n.). In the colloquial sense, especially of mentally disabled persons, from 1972. Related: Warehoused; warehousing.
双语例句
1. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
救济物资正从比萨的一个仓库空运过来。
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2. The work space is a bare and cavernous warehouse.
工作场地是个空荡荡的大仓库。
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3. Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices.
仓储式会员店允许会员以批发价购买商品。
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4. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety.
该保险公司将接受仓库库存货物或长期国库券作为担保。
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5. I can spend the whole day undisturbed at the warehouse.
