silo
US /ˈsaɪ.loʊ/
UK /ˈsaɪ.loʊ/
1.
筒仓, 粮仓
a tower or pit on a farm used to store grain or other crops
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The farmer filled the silo with corn after the harvest.
收获后，农民把玉米装满了筒仓。
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You can see several tall silos on the horizon.
在地平线上可以看到几个高大的筒仓。
2.
孤岛, 壁垒
a system, process, department, etc., that operates in isolation from others
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Breaking down organizational silos is crucial for better collaboration.
打破组织壁垒对于更好的协作至关重要。
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Each department operated in its own silo, leading to communication issues.
每个部门都在自己的孤岛中运作，导致沟通问题。
1.
孤立, 分隔
to isolate (a system, process, department, etc.) from others
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The company decided to silo the new project to protect its sensitive data.
公司决定将新项目孤立起来，以保护其敏感数据。
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It's important not to silo information within different teams.
重要的是不要在不同团队之间孤立信息。