silo
noun /ˈsaɪləʊ/
/ˈsaɪləʊ/
(plural silos)
- enlarge imagea tall tower on a farm used for storing grain, etc.
筒仓 - In modern mills, grain is stored in silos which are often separate from the mill.
在现代磨坊中，谷物储存在筒仓中，筒仓通常与磨坊分开。 - The grass is cut for hay, then some of it is stored in silos.
草被割成干草，然后一部分储存在筒仓里。
- In modern mills, grain is stored in silos which are often separate from the mill.
- an underground place where nuclear weapons or dangerous substances are kept
（核武器的）发射井；（危险物品的）地下贮藏库 - It is believed there are missile silos located in the desert.
据信沙漠中有导弹发射井。
- It is believed there are missile silos located in the desert.
- an underground place where silage is made and stored
青贮窖 - a system, process, department, etc. that operates separately or is thought of as separate from others
独立运行的系统（或流程、部门等） - Some departments have become silos and no longer communicate regularly with one another.
一些部门已各自为政，不再定期相互沟通。 - In some countries, the economy and foreign policy are considered in separate silos.
在一些国家，经济和外交政策被视为相互独立的范畴。
- Some departments have become silos and no longer communicate regularly with one another.
词源mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, via Latin from Greek siros ‘corn pit’.