stockpile

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈstɒkpaɪl/    /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. also,figuratively
    — Under the rice subsidy program, Yingluck [Shinawatra]'s administration paid farmers up to 50 percent more than market prices for their rice. The policy was popular with farmers but left Thailand with huge rice stockpiles and caused $8 billion in losses.
  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. also,figuratively,specifically
  3. A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined. also,figuratively
动词 v.
  1. To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). also,figuratively,transitive
    — He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air / He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic
  2. To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).; To build up a stock of (nuclear weapons). also,figuratively,specifically,transitive
  3. To heap up piles of (coal or ore) on the ground after it has been mined. also,figuratively,transitive
  4. To build up a supply; to accumulate. also,figuratively,intransitive

词形变化

stockpiles plural stockpiles present,singular,third-person stockpiling participle,present stockpiled participle,past stockpiled past

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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