1[countableC]LIST a list of all the things in a place 〔一个地方所有东西的〕详细目录,清单
inventory of
We made an inventory of everything in the apartment.
我们把这公寓里的所有东西开列了一份详细清单。
2.[countableC, uncountableU]American EnglishAmEBBT all the goods in a shop 存货;库存SYN stock
Examples from the Corpus
inventory• She made an inventory of everything in the apartment.• The company keeps a fullinventory of its equipment.• Our store has the largest inventory in the mattressbusiness.• Some of the things in the shop were not listed in the inventory.
From Longman Business Dictionary
inventoryin·ven·tory /ˈɪnvəntri-tɔːri/ noun (plural inventories) especially American EnglishAmE
1written list清單ADJECTIVE | VERB + INVENTORY | INVENTORY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤complete, comprehensive, detailed, full完整的清單;詳盡的目錄VERB + INVENTORY➤compile, complete, conduct, draw up, make, produce, take編製清單;完成清單;清查存貨;開列清單;盤點◇Disaster response teams are completing an inventory of damaged facilities.災害應急救援隊正在對受損設施進行登記。◇The manager is compiling an inventory of all the hotel furniture.經理正在編製賓館所有傢具的清單。➤list sth in, list sth on把⋯列入清單◇The painting is listed in an inventory of his complete works.這幅畫列在他全部作品的目錄之中。INVENTORY + VERB➤list sth清單上列有⋯◇The inventory lists many rare items.清單上列有很多稀有物品。PREPOSITION➤in an/the inventory在清單裏◇There were no forks in the inventory.清單裏沒有叉子。➤on an/the inventory在清單上◇That lamp isn't listed on the inventory.那盞燈沒列在清單上。inventory
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2 (NAmE) available stock可用庫存ADJECTIVE | VERB + INVENTORY | INVENTORY + NOUNADJECTIVE➤excess, surplus, unsold過量的/過剩的/未售出的庫存◇Hotel chains often cut prices in order to sell excess inventory.連鎖酒店經常為了消化剩餘客房而減價。VERB + INVENTORY➤stock保持庫存◇The store wanted to offer more items but stock less inventory.商店想要擺售更多商品,同時保持較少的庫存。➤replenish補充庫存➤liquidate, sell清理/售出庫存➤deplete, pare, reduce, slash耗盡庫存;減少庫存;削減庫存◇Companies have slashed inventories and cut back investment.各公司已經大力削減庫存並大幅減少投資。➤be low on, run low on庫存不足◇a business that is low on inventory存貨不足的商家➤manage管理庫存INVENTORY + NOUN➤control, management庫存調控/管理