silo
US /ˈsaɪ.loʊ/
UK /ˈsaɪ.ləʊ/
名詞
1.
筒倉, 糧倉
a tower or pit on a farm used to store grain or other crops
範例:
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The farmer filled the silo with corn after the harvest.
收穫後，農民把玉米裝滿了筒倉。
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You can see several tall silos on the horizon.
在地平線上可以看到幾個高大的筒倉。
2.
孤島, 壁壘
a system, process, department, etc., that operates in isolation from others
範例:
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Breaking down organizational silos is crucial for better collaboration.
打破組織壁壘對於更好的協作至關重要。
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Each department operated in its own silo, leading to communication issues.
每個部門都在自己的孤島中運作，導致溝通問題。
動詞
孤立, 分隔
to isolate (a system, process, department, etc.) from others
範例:
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The company decided to silo the new project to protect its sensitive data.
公司決定將新項目孤立起來，以保護其敏感數據。
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It's important not to silo information within different teams.
重要的是不要在不同團隊之間孤立信息。