词汇 | store |
释义 | monkey wards n. Montgomery Ward, a department store chain.I get that kind of stuff at monkey wards.They closed the monkey wards near us. store noun 1 a betting operation US, 1951. 2 any rigged game or attraction in a carnival US, 1985. 3 in a big con swindle, the fake office, poolroom or betting establishment created for the swindle US, 1940.► your store is opena catchphrase used to advise that your (trouser) fly is undone CANADA, 1968 store away store away sth • store sth away to put things in a safe place and keep them until you need them: The maize is left to dry in the sun before being stored away in wooden chests. All the data is stored away on the computer's back-up disk once a week.■ SIMILAR TO: store store up 1. store up sth • store sth up to collect and keep a supply of something so that you can use it in the future: Squirrels store up nuts for the winter. At the beginning of the war, people started storing up goods for emergencies.■ SIMILAR TO: hoard, lay up, squirrel away2. store up sth • store sth up to remember things so that you can use them or tell someone about them later: Writers store up these experiences for use in their novels. If you make a mistake, he'll store it up and use it against you later.3. store up problems/trouble etc (for the future) BrE to do something that will cause problems in the future: Reducing interest rates now will only store up problems.■ SIMILAR TO: lay up4. store up sth • store sth up to deliberately not allow yourself to show your strong feelings, especially for a long time: Children who store up their feelings rather than expressing them, often have problems later on. All the anger she'd stored up in seven years of marriage came pouring out.■ SIMILAR TO: bottle up
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