cellar• Finally, he had to hide her in a cellar.• His brother Gawain ignored him, gazing at the saltcellar or the window for minutes at a time and stolidly chewing.• He announces that there are invisibledemons in the cellar, and that they claim that the house is legally theirs.• Down in the cellar Broadman looked up, muttered to himself, and carried on with his work.• I'd like them shown into the cellar, please.• She'd lain for two days on the cellarfloor.• There were three loudknocks on the cellar door.• Have everything brought in and taken down to the cellar.
Origincellar
(1200-1300)Anglo-Frenchceler, from Latincellarium“storeroom”, from cella; → CELL
ADJECTIVE | CELLAR + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤damp, dark潮濕的/黑暗的地下室➤old老地下室▸➤deep, underground很深的地下室;地下室▸➤vaulted拱狀地窖▸➤coal, root, wine煤窖;貯藏根用蔬菜的地窖;酒窖➤storm (NAmE) 防風地下室▸➤pub (BrE) 地下室酒館▸➤beer (especially BrE) 地下室啤酒館▸➤disused廢棄的地下室CELLAR + NOUN➤door, stairs, steps地下室門;地下室樓梯;地下室台階▸➤bar (especially BrE) 地下室酒吧PREPOSITION➤in the cellar, into the cellar在地下室;到地下室◇I went down into the cellar for more wine.我到地下室去再取了些酒。