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stow

/stoh/US // stoʊ //UK // (stəʊ) //

装载,装运,装货,装卸

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Nautical. to put in the places intended for them.to put in the proper place or condition when not in use.
    • : to put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack: He stowed the potatoes in our cellar.
    • : to fill by packing: to stow a carton with books.
    • : to have or afford room for; hold.
    • : Slang. to stop; break off: Stow it! Stow the talk!
    • : to put away, as in a safe or convenient place.
    • : to lodge or quarter.
  1. 1
    • : stow away, to conceal oneself aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free transportation or to elude pursuers.

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Examples

  • In college, at the small Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, the seeds stowed since her childhood Boundary Waters journey came roaring back to life.

  • Lily can rest her head on the packages of softgoods stowed on the back seat.

  • He attempted to stow away on a ship bound for Britain, but he was caught and sent to jail for 10 weeks, he said.

  • When the season is over and you’re stowing away your beacon, pop out the batteries to prevent corrosion.

  • Because it’s foldable, this unit is perfect for stowing in a bag and pulling out to assist in clearing trails or preparing areas for camp.

  • The $9 “Priority Boarding” fee on Delta so you can “stow your bags without hassle”?

  • Mrs. Ford would have politely told her critics to stow it, though she might have agreed with them on a thing or two.

  • No craft like the Grampus could work through a floe, What knots she could run, and what tons she could stow!

  • He must have lost his nerve when he made out your smoke and shinnied up there to stow away, taking the ship's papers with him.

  • The hardest part of a Leigh fisherman's life Jack had not yet encountered, for boys are seldom taken stow-boating.

  • Stow-boating is really sprat catching, and no one can exactly explain the meaning of the term.

  • This being settled the lads proceeded to put things straight and stow away their portmanteaus.