storey
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sto·rey British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ ●○○ noun [countable] TBa floor or level of a building 〔建筑物的〕层 a staircase leads to the upper storey 有一段楼梯通往上面一层。two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys) 两层的/五层的等► see thesaurus at floor
Examples from the Corpus
storey• The eastern half was a warehouse, a storey higher than the mill and built later, around 1890.• She had the first and second floor of a thin, dilapidated building that was a ruin above the third storey.• The third storey of the town gaol was pierced by a doorway over which projected a beam.• A Lloyd's signal station was to occupy the top storey, but the offer was not taken up.• In a large fenced-off security zone, drums pile up to the level of a two storey house.• The pathologist: Injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey.upper storey• The pathologist: Injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey.• The stair-well in this wing indicates an upper storey which presumably would have been much on the same plan.• The removal of Franca from the upper storey was perhaps the sign that her arrival was imminent.• The long window of the upper storey was designed to throw the maximum light on the loom.• There is a complex layout of these basement halls which were built to support the upper storey state apartments.• The nave is barrel vaulted and on its north side a staircase leads to the upper storey which has a round gallery.• The upper storey is in the form of a gallery for women which extends into the church.• The upper storey of 180 feet provided accommodation for the library, committee room and living quarters for the gardener.Origin storey (1300-1400) story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling storiessto·rey nounChineseSyllable
building of a a level floor or Corpus
storey
sto‧rey
British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable]
a staircase leads to the upper storey
two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys)
▪ floor one of the levels in a building: She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.
▪storey British English, story American English used when saying how many levels a building has: a five-storey car park | The school is a single storey building.
▪the ground floor (also the first floor American English) the floor of a building that is at ground level: There is a shop on the ground floor. | The emergency room is on the first floor.
▪the first floor British English, the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level: She lives on the first floor.
▪deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane: The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.
sto‧rey
British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories
a floor or level of a building:Origin: story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories
two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys)
| THESAURUS |
▪
▪
▪
▪
especially
especially
You use storey ( /BrE story ( mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has.NAmE * storey（英式英语）／story（美式英语）主要用以指建筑物的楼层数目 ：◆ a five-storey house 一栋五层楼的房屋 ◆ The office building is five storeys high. 办公大楼有五层楼高。 Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc.* floor 主要指居住或前往等的某楼层 ：◆ His office is on the fifth floor. 他的办公室在五楼。