- [countable]
a written list of all the objects, furniture, etc. in a particular building （建筑物里的物品、家具等的）清单；财产清单 an inventory of the museum’s contents 博物馆馆藏清单
Extra ExamplesDisaster response teams are completing an inventory of damaged facilities. 灾害应急救援队正在对受损设施进行登记。 The inventory lists many rare items. 清单上列有很多稀有物品。 The manager is compiling an inventory of all the hotel furniture. 经理正在编制宾馆所有家具的清单。 The painting is listed in an inventory of his complete works. 这幅画列在他全部作品的目录之中。 There were no forks in the inventory. 清单里没有叉子。 All my personal possessions were included in the inventory. 我所有的个人物品都包括在清单里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- comprehensive
- detailed
- …
- compile
- complete
- conduct
- …
- list something
- in an/the inventory
- on an/the inventory
- [uncountable] (North American English)
all the goods in a store （商店的）存货，库存 The inventory will be disposed of over the next twelve weeks. 在未来的十二个星期中将进行清仓处理。 inventory control 库存管理
Extra ExamplesHotel chains often cut prices in order to sell excess inventory. 连锁酒店经常为了消化剩余客房而减价。 The store wanted to offer more items but stock less inventory. 商店想要摆售更多商品，同时保持较少的库存。 a business that is low on inventory 存货不足的商家
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excess
- surplus
- unsold
- …
- stock
- replenish
- liquidate
- …
- control
- management
- (in accounting)
all of the stock of a business, including materials, components, work in progress and finished products (会计中)企业的所有存货，包括材料、组件、在制品和成品 Business inventories rose 0.7% in October. 10月份企业库存增长0.7%。
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin inventorium, alteration of late Latin inventarium, literally ‘a list of what is found’, from Latin invenire ‘come upon’.