[] the process of keeping sth in a particular place until it is needed; the space where things can be kept贮藏（空间）；保管◆The goods are in storage, waiting to be shipped.货物已备妥，等待发运。◆We need to cut our storage costs.我们必须降低仓贮成本。◆Just-in-time manufacturing reduces the need for storage space.即时生产可以减少仓贮空间需求。◆The oil terminal has a storage capacity of 5 million barrels.这个石油码头的存贮容量达 500 万桶。⨁long-term / short-term storage长期／短期贮存⨁a storage depot / facility仓贮库房／设施⨁a storage bin / box / container / tank / unit贮存箱／盒／容器／罐／器 () the process of keeping information on a computer; how it is kept（计算机信息的）存贮，存贮方式◆data storage数据存贮◆The hard disk has a storage capacity of 500 gigabytes.这个硬盘的存贮容量是 500GB。◆500 megabytes of storage space500 兆存贮空间⨁computer / data / document / information storage计算机／数据／文件／信息存贮⨁storage devices / hardware / media / software / units存贮设备／硬件／媒介／软件／单元virtual storage