store
UK/stɔː/US/stɒ:/
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
n.
A shop where goods are sold
商店
n.
A supply kept for future use
储备，存货
v.
To keep something for later use
储存，存放
v.
(computing) to keep data in memory
（计算机）存储（数据）
Root Breakdown
Native English=store
From Latin instaurāre ('to restore, set up') via Old French estorer, related to the 'set up / stand' family. To store is to set goods aside in a fixed place; a store is both the supply set aside and the place that holds it — and in American English, the shop itself.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.grocery store杂货店
- 2.department store百货商店
- 3.store data存储数据
- 4.in store for即将到来
Example Sentences
- 1.
I bought milk at the corner store.
- 2.
We store the winter clothes in the attic.
- 3.
The app stores your data in the cloud.