silo

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A silo is a tall round metal tower on a farm, in which grass, grain, or some other substance is stored. (農(nóng)場(chǎng)儲(chǔ)存草料、谷物等的)筒倉(cāng)
Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat. 筒倉(cāng)發(fā)明之前，因?yàn)闆](méi)有青草可以吃，奶牛在冬天產(chǎn)奶量減少。
...a grain silo. ...一個(gè)谷物筒倉(cāng)。
2. N-COUNT A silo is a specially built place underground where a nuclear missile is kept. (核彈的)發(fā)射井
...underground nuclear missile silos. ...地下核彈發(fā)射井。