cellar

cellar — 名詞

1. a room built partly or completely below ground level, under a house or other bui

1.名詞B2
釋義

地窖；地下室

建築物地面下儲存物品的房間

a room built partly or completely below ground level, under a house or other building, where people keep items such as old furniture, tools, or food supplies

例句

Old boxes of tools and jars of jam filled every shelf in the cellar.

地下室裡每個架子上都堆滿了舊工具箱和果醬罐。

countable noun with prepositional phrase describing contents

The Watanabe family stored winter vegetables in their cellar to keep them fresh.

渡邊家把冬季蔬菜存放在地窖裡保鮮。

use + location: stored [something] in [their] cellar

常見搭配
  • damp cellar
  • dark cellar
  • cellar steps
  • cellar floor
  • go down to the cellar
  • keep something in the cellar
  • store something in the cellar
同義詞
  • basement

    more general; a finished underground floor that may contain living spaces, laundry, or storage

  • vault

    a strong underground room for keeping valuable items safe; often made of stone or concrete

反義詞
  • attic

    the highest room in a building, just below the roof

用法筆記

Countable. A cellar is typically smaller and older than a basement, and was often built for food storage rather than as living space. In US English 'basement' is more common for any underground floor of a house.

常見錯誤

I keep my bike in the cellar' (if it is a finished living area).
I keep my bike in the basement.
In modern usage, 'basement' is the general term for a full underground floor, while 'cellar' often suggests an old, dark storage space.

2. a special underground or temperature-controlled room where bottles of wine are k

2.名詞
釋義

酒窖；藏酒

存放葡萄酒的房間或其藏酒量

a special underground or temperature-controlled room where bottles of wine are kept for aging and serving; also the collection of wines kept in such a room — for example, a restaurant with a fine cellar of French reds and whites

例句

The restaurant's cellar holds over two thousand bottles of wine.

這間餐廳的酒窖裡存放著兩千多瓶葡萄酒。

possessive: [person/institution]'s cellar

Ravi bought a small wine cellar for his apartment to keep his favourite vintages cool.

Ravi 為公寓添購了一座小型酒窖，用來讓心儀的陳年佳釀保持低溫。

countable: a [size/shape] wine cellar

常見搭配
  • wine cellar
  • well-stocked cellar
  • cellar full of wine
  • lay down wine in the cellar
  • a good/splendid/fine cellar
  • cellar door
  • cellar master
同義詞
  • wine cellar

    a more specific term for a cellar used just for wine, or a temperature-controlled wine cabinet

  • wine rack

    a simple stand or rack that holds bottles at room temperature; not a climate-controlled space

用法筆記

When used as an uncountable noun ('a good cellar', 'a fine cellar'), it refers to the collection or stock of wines a person or business owns, not the physical room. As a countable noun, it can mean either the physical storage space or a specially designed wine cabinet for home use.

常見錯誤

We have an excellent cellar of cheeses.
We have an excellent cellar of wines.
'Cellar' meaning 'collection' is used almost exclusively for wine, not for other foods or drinks.

同根字

  • cellarer
    名詞C2
  • cellarage
    名詞C2
  • cellarful
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • cellar door
  • cellar floor
  • cellar steps
  • cellar ceiling

常用片語

  • store something in the cellar
  • keep something in the cellar
  • go down to the cellar
  • a cellar full of something

介系詞搭配

  • in the cellar
  • into the cellar
  • down to the cellar