gar‧age 1 S2 / ɡærɪdʒ, -ɑʒ $ ɡərɑʒ / 名词

1 [可数名词] a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house → carport :

I’ll just go and put the car in the garage.

a double/single/two-car/one-car garage

Their house had a double garage .

an automatic garage door

2 [可数名词] ( also parking garage especially American English ) a building in a public place where cars can be parked :

We parked in an underground garage near the hotel.

3 [可数名词] a place where motor vehicles are repaired :

My car’s at the garage.

4 [可数名词] British English a place where you buy petrol 同义词 petrol station , gas station American English

5 [不可数名词] a type of popular music played on electronic instruments, with a strong fast beat and singing :

a collection of the latest dance and garage hits

COLLOCATIONS

动词

put the car in the garage Dad’s just putting the car in the garage.

get the car out of the garage Wait here while I get the car out of the garage.

形容词

a double/two-car garage (= for two cars ) The house had a double garage.

a single/one-car garage (= for one car ) A single garage could boost the price of a house by 8%.

a detached garage (= not joined to a house ) The house benefits from a large detached garage.

an integral garage (= part of a house and not a separate building ) The house has huge gardens and an integral garage.

a lock-up garage British English (= that you rent to keep a car or goods in ) They kept the car in a lock-up garage round the corner.

garage + NOUN

the garage door She locked the garage door.