stow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stow /stəʊ $ stoʊ/ (also stow away) verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 PUTto put or pack something tidily away in a space until you need it again 将…装好收起，妥善放置 SYN stash I stowed my bag under the seat. 我把包收好放到座位底下。 equipment stowed away in a closet 收在贮藏室里的设备2 stow away phrasal verb HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto hide on a vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying 无票偷乘 A boy was caught trying to stow away on a plane. 一个男孩试图逃票乘飞机被抓住。 → stowaway→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

stow• Our driver got the mail bags stowed away, and made his horses strike out in good style.• In the daytime the mattress is stowed away in that cupboard.• The sweaters hung beneath the open hatch, the sink was empty and the oilskins stowed away.• She stowed her luggage on the rack above her head and then sat down.• It would also be easy to take down and stow in stormy weather.• All of our camping equipment is stowed in the attic.• These four tubs had been stowed in the open midships section by the base of the foremast.• Trickles of rainwater dripped into the cabins and soaked any clothing that was not safely stowed in watertight kit-bags.• They should be packaged and stowed securely.• I paid the driver, stowed the chair, and guided the old man to some seats up the back.Origin stow (1300-1400) stow “place” ((11-14 centuries)), from Old English

stow verbChinese

or Corpus tidily away something pack put to

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stow /stəʊ $ stoʊ/