garage
garage — 名詞
1. a building next to a house or built into the side of it, where you park your car
車庫
停放車輛的附屬建築物
a building next to a house or built into the side of it, where you park your car or store things like tools and bicycles.
Reuben parked his scooter in the garage and then went into the kitchen.
Reuben 把機車停進車庫，然後走進廚房。
preposition: in the garage (enclosed space)
Felix parked his car in the garage every evening after driving home from work.
Felix 每天下班回家後都把車停進車庫。
collocation: park + car + in + the garage
A small white van was parked in the garage behind Brooke's apartment.
Brooke 的公寓後面有一座小車庫，裡面停了一輛白色廂型車。
The underground garage of the building has enough space for sixty cars.
這棟大樓的地下車庫可以停放六十輛車。
Élise opened the garage door and was surprised to find a package on the floor.
Élise 打開車庫門，驚訝地發現地上有一個包裹。
- carport
a shelter for a car with a roof but open sides, less enclosed than a garage
用法筆記
A 'garage' is part of or attached to a house — different from a 'car park', which is a public or shared parking area.
常見錯誤
2. a business where people take their cars, motorcycles, or other vehicles to be fi
修車廠
維修汽車的場所
a business where people take their cars, motorcycles, or other vehicles to be fixed or checked by a mechanic.
Imran took his van to the garage because the engine was making a strange noise.
Imran 把廂型車開到修車廠，因為引擎發出怪聲。
collocation: take + vehicle + to + the garage
The garage on Mill Road fixed Chidi's brakes in just one afternoon.
米爾路那家修車廠只花了一個下午就把 Chidi 的煞車修好了。
subject: the garage + on [street]
Anong asked the garage to check the tyres and the oil before the long trip.
Anong 請修車廠在長途旅行前檢查輪胎和機油。
Rin works at a local garage where she repairs trucks and large vans.
Rin 在一家在地修車廠工作，負責修理卡車和大型廂型車。
The garage charged Samir two hundred pounds for fixing his gearbox.
修車廠向 Samir 收取兩百英鎊來修理他的變速箱。
- auto shop
common in American English for a car-repair business
- service centre
a more formal term, often used by car dealers for maintenance
用法筆記
In British English, 'garage' can also mean a petrol station (sense 3). Context usually clarifies whether a repair shop or a fuel station is meant.
常見錯誤
3. a place by the side of a road where you can buy petrol, diesel, and other fuel f
加油站
販售汽柴油的站點（英式用法）
a place by the side of a road where you can buy petrol, diesel, and other fuel for your vehicle, and often also buy snacks, drinks, and basic car items.
Heloísa stopped at the garage to fill up before driving to the airport.
Heloísa 在加油站停車加滿油，然後開車前往機場。
collocation: stop at + the garage (to fill up)
The garage on the motorway sells petrol and has a small shop open all night.
高速公路上的那家加油站有賣汽油，還有一間二十四小時營業的小商店。
variety label: British — 'petrol' (not 'gas')
Mert bought a bottle of water and a chocolate bar after filling up at the garage.
Mert 在加油站加完油後買了一瓶水和一條巧克力。
Xiu pulled into a highway garage to buy petrol and check her tyres.
Xiu 把車開進高速公路的加油站買汽油並檢查輪胎。
Nicholas drove past three garages along the M1 before finding one that sold diesel.
Nicholas 沿著 M1 公路經過三家加油站，才找到一間有賣柴油的。
- petrol station
the more explicit term for a fuel-selling garage; interchangeable in British English
- gas station
the standard American English term for this sense
用法筆記
This sense is chiefly British. In American English, the equivalent word is 'gas station' or 'service station'. In the UK, a 'garage' often combines a fuel station with a small shop.
常見錯誤
4. a business that sells new or used cars and other vehicles to customers.
車行
販售新車或二手車的商家
a business that sells new or used cars and other vehicles to customers.
Brooke bought her first car from a garage that sells only used vehicles.
Brooke 的第一輛車是在一家只賣二手車的車行買的。
collocation: buy + [vehicle] + from a garage
The garage on High Street has a row of new cars in the front window.
高街那家車行的櫥窗裡展示著一排全新的汽車。
Chidi visited three different garages before he chose the red hatchback.
Chidi 看了三家不同的車行，才選中那輛紅色掀背車。
A salesman at the Green Lane garage offered Folake a two-year warranty on the used car.
格林巷車行的銷售員向 Folake 保證那輛中古車有兩年保固。
Eric's uncle owns a garage that sells both new and second-hand cars.
Eric 的叔叔經營一間車行，同時販售新車和中古車。
- car dealership
the standard term in American English; also used in British English but 'garage' is more informal
- showroom
a place where cars are displayed for sale, usually part of a larger dealership
用法筆記
Chiefly British. In American English, 'car dealership' or 'dealership' is the standard term for a business that sells cars.
5. a fast-paced electronic dance genre that features a strong beat and vocal melodi
車庫音樂
結合靈魂樂與快節奏的電子舞曲
a fast-paced electronic dance genre that features a strong beat and vocal melodies.
The club played garage music and the crowd danced until three in the morning.
那家夜店播放車庫音樂，群眾跳舞跳到凌晨三點。
uncountable: played garage music (no article)
Reuben prefers listening to garage because of its fast beat and soulful singing.
Reuben 比較喜歡聽車庫音樂，因為它的節奏快而且歌聲富有靈魂。
At a club in Birmingham, DJ Gabriel mixed classic garage tracks with modern house beats.
在伯明罕的一家夜店裡，DJ Gabriel 把經典車庫音樂曲目和現代浩室節拍混在一起。
Garage became popular in London clubs during the late nineteen nineties.
車庫音樂於一九九○年代後期在倫敦的夜店中流行起來。
Rin bought a collection of classic garage tracks at a record store in Brixton market.
Rin 在布里克斯頓市場的一家唱片行買了一張九○年代經典車庫音樂的合輯。
- UK garage
the full name of the genre, used to distinguish from 'garage rock'
用法筆記
Often called 'UK garage' to distinguish it from other electronic music genres. Originated in London in the 1990s. Not related in meaning to the other senses of 'garage'.
常見錯誤
garage — 動詞
1. to put a car or other vehicle into a garage, especially when you are not using i
停進車庫
把車停進車庫
to put a car or other vehicle into a garage, especially when you are not using it, so that it is stored safely.
Mert garaged his motorcycle every night to keep it safe from thieves.
Mert 每天晚上都把機車停進車庫，以防被偷。
active voice: garaged his motorcycle
During the winter, the family garaged their car to protect it from the snow.
冬天時，這家人把汽車停進車庫，避免被雪覆蓋。
temporal clause + garaged + object
The hotel has a secure basement where guests can garage their vehicles.
這間飯店有安全的地下空間，讓房客停放車輛。
Heloísa garaged the delivery van after unloading all the equipment.
Heloísa 卸完所有設備後，把貨車開進車庫停放。
Ilan never garages his truck because it is too big to fit inside.
Ilan 從來不把卡車停進車庫，因為車子太大進不去。
- park
more general — parking can be anywhere; garaging specifically means putting inside a garage
文法句型
garage + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used mainly with a vehicle as the direct object. Frequently appears in the passive: 'The car is garaged overnight.'