stockpile

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n. 储蓄, 积蓄, 库存 vt. 储蓄, 贮存

发音

UK /ˈstɒkpaɪl/
其它
US /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/

词形变化

stockpiles 复数 stockpiles stockpiled stockpiles 三单 stockpiling stockpiling 现在分词 stockpiled 过去式 stockpiled 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.

    储存

    库存

    比喻
  2. 2.

    A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.

    A supply of nuclear weapons kept by a country; a nuclear stockpile.

    比喻 工程 政治 军事
  3. 3.

    A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.

    比喻 商务 采矿
v.
  1. 1.

    To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).

    比喻 及物
  2. 2.

    To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).

    To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons).

    比喻 及物 工程 政治 军事
  3. 3.

    To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined.

    比喻 及物 商务 采矿
  4. 4.

    To build up a supply; to accumulate.

    比喻 不及物

词汇关系

词源

The noun is derived from stock (“supply of anything ready for use”) + pile (“mass of things heaped together”). The verb is derived from the noun.

来源:wiktionary