mid-14c., from ware (n.) + house. Compare Dutch warenhuis, German warenhaus. Meaning "large impersonal institution" is American English colloquial, first attested 1970.
warehouse (v.)
1799, "deposit or secure in a warehouse," from warehouse (n.). In the colloquial sense, especially of mentally disabled persons, from 1972. Related: Warehoused; warehousing.
雙語例句
1. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
救濟物資正從比薩的一個倉庫空運過來。
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2. The work space is a bare and cavernous warehouse.
工作場地是個空蕩蕩的大倉庫。
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3. Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices.
倉儲式會員店允許會員以批發價購買商品。
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4. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety.
該保險公司將接受倉庫庫存貨物或長期國庫券作為擔保。
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5. I can spend the whole day undisturbed at the warehouse.