stack

Word family adjectivestackablestackednounstackerstackingstackroomstackyardstack

Related topics: Buildings

stack1 /stæk/ noun

GROUP OF THINGS[countableC] a neat pile of things 〔叠放整齐的〕一叠，一堆，一摞 → heap

stack of

a stack of papers

一叠文件

stacks of dirty dishes

一摞摞脏盘子

→4 See picture of 见图 BUNDLE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 pile1

2 a stack of something/stacks of something especially British EnglishBrE informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large amount of something 大量[大批，许多]某物

He’s got stacks of money.

他有许多钱。

3. TBB[countableC] a chimney 烟囱

4. the stacks [plural] the rows of shelves in a library where the books are kept 〔图书馆的〕一列列书架

Examples from the Corpus

the stacks• William looked around at the stacks of cartons and bundles and felt that he had been wasting his time tidying the stock.• I ran an experimental finger down between the stacks, being careful not to disturb the order.• Ferric could see the square bulges the stacks of money made.• As Figures 10 and 11 show, the demand for items from the stacks reached peaks at particular periods of the day.• The homunculus seems to remember where to go in the stacks.• She slept outside, on one or other of the stove pipes which projected out of the stacks on deck.• The beacons at the top of the stacks pulsed in the synthetic thunderheads.

→ blow your top/stack at blow1(16)

Examples from the Corpus

stack• I said hello and sat down on a stack of C-ration cases.• a stack of sales brochures• A stack of copies was piled up at the entrance to the Arts Lab.• Impale each stack with a bamboo stick to hold the bales in place.• Manion turned off the engine, picked up his stack of envelopes, and locked the car.• He built up neat stacks in order of priority, slipped rubber bands around them, dropped them in his briefcase.• Next, Heath argues, CPU-specific issues like register stacks and context switching need to be standardised.• Next to the bottles was a tall stack of plastic cups.• After he had gone, she stared blankly at the stack of boxes he had left.• The only limit placed on the depth of nesting is the room available for the stack.• The whole stack fell over, and half the plates got broken.

stack of• Stacks of unopened boxes filled the room.• a stack of books

stack2 verb

1 (also stack up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPS to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile （使）整齐地堆起；摞起

The assistants price the items and stack them on the shelves.

售货员给商品标价，然后把它们叠放到货架上。

a stacking hi-fi system

组合式高保真音响设备

2 [transitiveT]FULL to put neat piles of things on something 把…成叠地放在〔某处〕

He went back to stacking the shelves.

他继续把货物摆上货架。

be stacked with something

The floor was stacked with boxes.

地板上堆满了箱子。

3. the odds/cards are stacked against somebody DISADVANTAGEused to say that someone is unlikely to be successful 形势对某人不利

Examples from the Corpus

the odds/cards are stacked against somebody• Although confident, we know the odds are stacked against the climbers.

4. stack the cards British EnglishBrE, stack the deck American English informalDGC to arrange cards dishonestly in a game 洗牌做手脚

5 stack up phrasal verbphr v

a) stack something ↔ up to make things into a neat pile 整齐地堆放某物

b) informalCOMPARE used to talk about how good something is compared with something else 比较，比高低

against

Parents want to know how their kids’ schools stack up against others.

家长希望了解自己孩子的学校比起其他学校来如何。

c) if a number of things stack up, they gradually collect or get stuck in one place 积聚起来

Traffic stacked up behind the bus.

公共汽车后面的车排起了长龙。

Examples from the Corpus

stack against• But now, because of complex permutations resulting from an equally involved scoring system, the odds are stacking up against Conner.• At the very least, he would have to reckon on the 21 votes in the Cabinet being stacked up against him.• He huffed and puffed-but failed to shake the growing edifice of evidence stacked up against him.• Parents want to know how their kids' schools stack up against others.• What everyone else wanted to see was how gold medal standard stacked up against professional match racers.• They got it all stacked up against you before you walk through the door.

Examples from the Corpus

stack• Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.• These chairs are designed to stack easily.• Boxes were stacked in the corner.• Long, thin sandalwood logs sprinkled with incense were stacked on it.• Bundles of papers and box files were stacked on termite-proof metal shelves but their labels had faded.• I'll start stacking the chairs.• I would stack this wood aside against the days I had visitors.• Walls are stacked to the ceiling with lampshades in all sizes and shapes.• My kids leave dirty plates stacked up in the sink until I get home.• On the far side, by the window, there were plates stacked up in the sink.• This chart, from an Intelrun benchmark called Spec95, gives a rough idea of how the two chip families stack up.• In one street, the pavement is stacked with cardboard boxes of Toshiba television sets.

be stacked with something• But six members quit in early 1995, charging that the panel was stacked with advocates of legalization.• In one street, the pavement is stacked with cardboard boxes of Toshiba television sets.• The second, lit by a single row of fluorescent lights, was stacked with large wooden crates from end to end.• His home is stacked with literally hundreds and he's made almost all of them.• These were on the shelf and the bottom of the safe was stacked with pocket files.• His agency was stacked with political appointees who took their orders from elsewhere.• The only bookcase he has is stacked with video tapes whose titles I do not read.

From Longman Business Dictionary

stackstack1 /stæk/ noun [countableC]COMPUTING

a temporary store of information on a computer

stackstack2 verb

1[transitiveT] to put things into neat piles

The supermarkets failed to stack the shelves during opening hours.

2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to put a group of people, or vehicles or other things in a particular order as they wait to do something

The two airliners were stacking as they waited to land.

—stacking noun [uncountableU]

a machine that prepares huge bags of salt for stacking

→ stack up

Origin stack1

(1200-1300) Old Norse stakkr

单词	stack
释义	stack Word family adjectivestackablestackednounstackerstackingstackroomstackyardstack Related topics: Buildings stack1 /stæk/ ●○○ noun 1 GROUP OF THINGS[countableC] a neat pile of things 〔叠放整齐的〕一叠，一堆，一摞 → heap stack of a stack of papers 一叠文件 stacks of dirty dishes 一摞摞脏盘子 →4 See picture of 见图 BUNDLE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 pile1 2 a stack of something/stacks of something especially British EnglishBrE informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large amount of something 大量[大批，许多]某物 He’s got stacks of money. 他有许多钱。 3. TBB[countableC] a chimney 烟囱 4. the stacks [plural] the rows of shelves in a library where the books are kept 〔图书馆的〕一列列书架 Examples from the Corpus the stacks• William looked around at the stacks of cartons and bundles and felt that he had been wasting his time tidying the stock.• I ran an experimental finger down between the stacks, being careful not to disturb the order.• Ferric could see the square bulges the stacks of money made.• As Figures 10 and 11 show, the demand for items from the stacks reached peaks at particular periods of the day.• The homunculus seems to remember where to go in the stacks.• She slept outside, on one or other of the stove pipes which projected out of the stacks on deck.• The beacons at the top of the stacks pulsed in the synthetic thunderheads. → blow your top/stack at blow1(16) Examples from the Corpus stack• I said hello and sat down on a stack of C-ration cases.• a stack of sales brochures• A stack of copies was piled up at the entrance to the Arts Lab.• Impale each stack with a bamboo stick to hold the bales in place.• Manion turned off the engine, picked up his stack of envelopes, and locked the car.• He built up neat stacks in order of priority, slipped rubber bands around them, dropped them in his briefcase.• Next, Heath argues, CPU-specific issues like register stacks and context switching need to be standardised.• Next to the bottles was a tall stack of plastic cups.• After he had gone, she stared blankly at the stack of boxes he had left.• The only limit placed on the depth of nesting is the room available for the stack.• The whole stack fell over, and half the plates got broken. stack of• Stacks of unopened boxes filled the room.• a stack of books stack2 ●○○ verb 1 (also stack up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPS to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile （使）整齐地堆起；摞起 The assistants price the items and stack them on the shelves. 售货员给商品标价，然后把它们叠放到货架上。 a stacking hi-fi system 组合式高保真音响设备 2 [transitiveT]FULL to put neat piles of things on something 把…成叠地放在〔某处〕 He went back to stacking the shelves. 他继续把货物摆上货架。 be stacked with something The floor was stacked with boxes. 地板上堆满了箱子。 3. the odds/cards are stacked against somebody DISADVANTAGEused to say that someone is unlikely to be successful 形势对某人不利 Examples from the Corpus the odds/cards are stacked against somebody• Although confident, we know the odds are stacked against the climbers. 4. stack the cards British EnglishBrE, stack the deck American English informalDGC to arrange cards dishonestly in a game 洗牌做手脚 5 stack up phrasal verbphr v a) stack something ↔ up to make things into a neat pile 整齐地堆放某物 b) informalCOMPARE used to talk about how good something is compared with something else 比较，比高低 against Parents want to know how their kids’ schools stack up against others. 家长希望了解自己孩子的学校比起其他学校来如何。 c) if a number of things stack up, they gradually collect or get stuck in one place 积聚起来 Traffic stacked up behind the bus. 公共汽车后面的车排起了长龙。 Examples from the Corpus stack against• But now, because of complex permutations resulting from an equally involved scoring system, the odds are stacking up against Conner.• At the very least, he would have to reckon on the 21 votes in the Cabinet being stacked up against him.• He huffed and puffed-but failed to shake the growing edifice of evidence stacked up against him.• Parents want to know how their kids' schools stack up against others.• What everyone else wanted to see was how gold medal standard stacked up against professional match racers.• They got it all stacked up against you before you walk through the door. Examples from the Corpus stack• Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.• These chairs are designed to stack easily.• Boxes were stacked in the corner.• Long, thin sandalwood logs sprinkled with incense were stacked on it.• Bundles of papers and box files were stacked on termite-proof metal shelves but their labels had faded.• I'll start stacking the chairs.• I would stack this wood aside against the days I had visitors.• Walls are stacked to the ceiling with lampshades in all sizes and shapes.• My kids leave dirty plates stacked up in the sink until I get home.• On the far side, by the window, there were plates stacked up in the sink.• This chart, from an Intelrun benchmark called Spec95, gives a rough idea of how the two chip families stack up.• In one street, the pavement is stacked with cardboard boxes of Toshiba television sets. be stacked with something• But six members quit in early 1995, charging that the panel was stacked with advocates of legalization.• In one street, the pavement is stacked with cardboard boxes of Toshiba television sets.• The second, lit by a single row of fluorescent lights, was stacked with large wooden crates from end to end.• His home is stacked with literally hundreds and he's made almost all of them.• These were on the shelf and the bottom of the safe was stacked with pocket files.• His agency was stacked with political appointees who took their orders from elsewhere.• The only bookcase he has is stacked with video tapes whose titles I do not read. From Longman Business Dictionary stackstack1 /stæk/ noun [countableC]COMPUTING a temporary store of information on a computer stackstack2 verb 1[transitiveT] to put things into neat piles The supermarkets failed to stack the shelves during opening hours. 2[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to put a group of people, or vehicles or other things in a particular order as they wait to do something The two airliners were stacking as they waited to land. —stacking noun [uncountableU] a machine that prepares huge bags of salt for stacking → stack up Origin stack1 (1200-1300) Old Norse stakkr
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