a :space where you put things when they are not being used储存空间;储藏场所
The house has plenty of storage. [=the house has plenty of space in its closets, cabinets, etc.]这栋房子有很大的储存空间。
Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage.她的新房子小得多,所以她只得另外租个储藏间。
b :the state of being kept in a place when not being used:the state of being stored somewhere储存;存放
We need to get our furniture out of storage.我们要把存放的家具取出来。
He kept his belongings in storage [=he stored his belongings] until he found an apartment.他把个人财物存放起来,直到找到公寓为止。
c :the act of putting something that is not being used in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.:the act of storing something(某物的)储存,贮藏,保管
the body's storage of fat身体的脂肪储存
the storage of nuclear waste核废料的保管
The table folds down for storage. [=when you want to store it; when you are not using it]这张桌子可以折起来存放。
The cellar is used for (food/wine) storage.这个地窖用来贮藏(食物/酒)。
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computers
a :space for placing information存储空间
a computer with 64 megabytes of storage [=memory]有64兆字节存储空间的计算机
disk storage磁盘存储区
b :the act of placing information in a computer memory(信息的)存储
data storage数据存储
— storage
adjective,always used before a noun
There is plenty of storage space in the attic.阁楼有很大的储存空间。
especially: the safekeeping of goods in a depository (such as a warehouse)
b
: the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse
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: the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss
Her new house is much smaller, so she had to rent additional storage. We need to get our furniture out of storage. the body's storage of fat the storage of nuclear waste
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + STORAGE | STORAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤safe, secure安全保存◇the safe storage of nuclear weapons核武器的安全存放➤cold, dry冷藏;乾藏➤long-term, temporary長期/臨時存放➤additional, extra附加/額外存貯▸➤disk磁盤存貯◇the available disk storage capacity可用磁盤存貯空間➤food, fuel, water, etc.食品、燃料、水等的貯存▸➤data, information, etc.數據、信息等存貯VERB + STORAGE➤put sth in, put sth into貯存某物◇The strawberries are put into cold storage for several months.草莓被冷藏保存幾個月。➤take sth out of從存貯場所取出某物➤provide提供存貯➤be used for用於貯存◇The side rooms are used for storage.耳房被用作貯藏室。STORAGE + NOUN➤facilities貯藏設備▸➤device, medium, system存貯裝置/介質/系統◇digital storage devices數字存貯裝置➤area, capacity, space倉貯區;倉貯容量;貯存空間▸➤building, depot, room, shed, site倉庫;貯藏室;貯存地➤cabinet, compartment, cupboard, locker, unit貯藏櫃;貯物櫃;存貯單元◇a handy storage compartment below the oven烤箱下面的便利櫥櫃➤bin, container, jar, tank, vessel貯藏箱;貯存容器;貯存罐➤heater (BrE) 電蓄熱器➤battery (NAmE) 蓄電池▸➤costs貯藏費用➤life保存期◇The cheese has a storage life of two months.這種奶酪的保存期是兩個月。PREPOSITION➤in storage存放起來◇All their furniture is in storage until they come back from Africa.在他們從非洲回來之前,所有的傢具都被保存起來。