garage

English-Chinese Dictionary: Garage

Basic Definition

The term "garage" primarily refers to a structure for parking vehicles, but it can also refer to a workshop or a place for repairs, particularly for automobiles.

Word Analysis

• Noun: A building or part of a building used for parking vehicles.

• Verb: To put a vehicle in a garage.

Word Differentiation

The word "garage" does not have commonly used adjectival forms. However, it can be used in various contexts, such as "garage sale" or "garage band," which imply different meanings based on the context.

Vocabulary Expansion

• Garage sale: A sale of used goods, typically held in one's garage.
• Garage band: An informal group of musicians who play together.

Synonyms

• Carport: A structure for parking vehicles, usually without walls.
• Workshop: A room or building where work is done, especially manual work.

Antonyms

• Street: An open area where vehicles can be parked but not sheltered.

Usage in Collins Dictionary

According to the Collins Dictionary, a garage is a building for housing vehicles, and can also refer to a place for repairing them.

Usage in Oxford Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary defines "garage" as a building for storing motor vehicles, often including a workshop for repairs.

Examples

• The car was parked in the garage.

  汽车停在车库里。

• He decided to garage his car for the winter.

  他决定在冬季把车停在车库里。

• They are having a garage sale this weekend.

  他们这个周末要举办一个车库销售。

• The garage band played at the local festival.

  那个车库乐队在当地的节日上演出。

• She found her old toys in the garage.

  她在车库里找到了她的旧玩具。

• He built a new garage behind his house.

  他在家后面建了一个新的车库。

• The mechanic works in a small garage.

  那位机械师在一个小车库里工作。

• Make sure to clean the garage before the sale.

  在销售之前确保清理车库。

• My father used to repair cars in his garage.

  我父亲曾在他的车库里修理汽车。

• The garage door is broken.

  车库门坏了。

• We need to organize the tools in the garage.

  我们需要整理一下车库里的工具。

• He parked his bike in the garage.

  他把自行车停在车库里。

• They converted the garage into a living space.

  他们把车库改造成了居住空间。

• She found a flat tire in the garage.

  她在车库里发现了一个漏气的轮胎。

• The garage was full of unused items.

  车库里满是未使用的物品。

• He plans to renovate the garage this summer.

  他计划在这个夏天翻新车库。

• The garage is where we keep the lawnmower.

  车库是我们存放割草机的地方。

• The kids play in the garage when it rains.

  下雨时孩子们在车库里玩。