re·pos·i·to·ry /rɪˈpɒzətəri $ rɪˈpɑːzətɔːri/ noun (plural repositories) [countableC] formal 1 KEEP/STOREa place or container in which large quantities of something are stored 仓库;贮藏室;存放处 SYN storerepository of/for a fire-proof repository for government papers 存放政府文件的防火贮藏室
2 INFORMATIONa person or book that has a lot of information 博学者;万宝全书repository of/for Bob is a repository of football statistics. 鲍勃是足球统计资料的万宝全书。
repository of/for• The function of the library as a repository of archival documents had not been clearly recognised hitherto.• That brush is a shelter for small animals and birds as well as a critical repository of seeds from native plants.• Modern dance, Alvin believed, needed a living repository of its classics and curiosities.• The great opportunity for Labour is that it will again be the main repository of anti-Conservative votes.• Compromises and deals have to be hatched and officers become the main repository of the views and demands of competing factions.• They are not mere repositories of geographic information, they are yellow, red, brown, green and blue.• First up will be a central object-oriented repository for AD/Cycle, now renamed the Application Development Platform.• But neither should he be the repository of all our sympathies.