store 1 S1 W1 / stɔ $ stɔr / 名词 [可数名词] #

1 shop a place where goods are sold to the public. In British English, a store is large and sells many different things, but in American English, a store can be large or small, and sell many things or only one type of thing. → shop :

At Christmas the stores stay open late.

shoe/clothing/grocery etc store American English (= one that sells one type of goods )

She worked in a grocery store before going to college.

go to the store American English (= go to a store that sells food )

I need to go to the store for some milk. → chain store , department store , general store

2 supply a supply of something that you keep to use later

store of

a store of wood

fat stores in the body (= that your body keeps )

3 place to keep things a large building in which goods are kept so they can be used or sold later :

a grain store

4 in store (for somebody) if something unexpected such as a surprise or problem is in store for someone, it is about to happen to them :

There’s a real treat in store for you this Christmas!

As we left, I wondered what the future held in store .

5 military stores [复数形式]

a) supplies of food and equipment that are used by an army, navy etc :

medical stores

b) the building or room in an army camp, ship etc where these are kept

6 set great/considerable etc store by something to consider something to be important :

Patrick has never set much store by material things.

store 2 S3 W3 verb [及物动词] #

1 to put things away and keep them until you need them store something away/up Squirrels are storing up nuts for the winter. Store the beans in an airtight jar. 2 to keep facts or information in your brain or a computer :
Standard letters can be stored on floppy discs. 3 store up trouble/problems etc to behave in a way that will cause trouble for you later :
Smokers may be storing up disease for their unborn children.

THESAURUS

keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily : Where do you keep the scissors? | The keys are kept in my office. store to put things away and keep them until you need them : Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter. save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future : He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion. | We can save the rest of the pie for later. file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place : All the contracts are filed alphabetically. collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting : Kate collects old postcards. hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use : Medical records are now usually held on computers. reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking : Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake. hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people : People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack. | Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.