| 单词 | stockpile |
| 释义 | stockpile (stɒkpaɪl ) Word forms: stockpiles , stockpiling , stockpiled 1. verb If people stockpile things such as food or weapons, they store large quantities of them for future use. People are stockpiling food for the coming winter. [VERB noun] Synonyms: store up, hoard, put away, save 2. countable noun A stockpile of things is a large quantity of them that have been stored for future use. The two leaders also approved treaties to cut stockpiles of chemical weapons. [+ of] Synonyms: stock, store, reserve, bank Collocations: stockpile food Residents said that shops, schools and businesses were shuttered yesterday, with people stockpiling food. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Residents stockpiled food with 50 million people set to be affected. The Sun (2016) Families are stockpiling food and medicine. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The crop failure has pushed food prices past levels that sparked riots in 2008, leading governments and commodities traders to stockpile supplies, increasing the chances of further spikes. Times, Sunday Times The airfield was to stockpile supplies, including fuel and ammunition, for one month of war efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although supermarkets saw takings rise by ten per cent - and food sales doubling online - they are expected to fall back next month as families start to tuck into stockpiled supplies. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 大量储备, 大量库存 Japanese: 備蓄する, 備蓄 |
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