Cellar



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解释

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• n.地下室, 酒窖
• ［记］ 分割记忆: cell ( 细胞, 小屋) +ar, 比较: cello ( 大提琴)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English celer, from Anglo-French, from Latin cellarium storeroom, from cella
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. basement
  • b. the lowest grade or rank; especially the lowest place in the standings (as of an athletic league) <the team spent most of last year in the cellar
• 2. a stock of wines

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1677
• to put into a cellar (as for storage) <cellaring wine

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