| 释义 |
ga·rage
I. \gəˈrä]zh, -rȧ], ]j, chiefly Brit ˈgaˌräzh sometimes ˈgarij\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, garage, act of docking (a ship), act of sidetracking, from garer to dock, sidetrack, move out of the way (from Middle French, to dock) + -age; Middle French garer to Germanic origin; akin to Old High German biwarōn to keep, protect — more at ware
1. : a building or compartment of a building used for housing an automotive vehicle
2. : a repair shop for automotive vehicles
3. : a siding in a canal
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to keep or put in a garage
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