| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /stɒk/ |
|
| |
| |
| 1 | C an amount of something that you keep so that you can use it when you need it 储备；储备物 |
| +of Keep a good stock of nutritious foods available. 要保证营养食品的储备充足。 |
| Their stocks of ammunition were running dangerously low. 他们的弹药储备已经少到很危险的地步。 |
| | 1a | C the total amount of something that is available for people to use 供给总量；总储备量 | | Much of the city’ s housing stock is of very poor quality. 该城市大部分的住宅质量很差。 | | Time is vital if fish stocks are to recover. 要恢复鱼类资源，时间是关键。 | |
| | 1b | singular an amount of facts, stories etc that someone knows （某人所知道的）所有的事实，所有故事 | | +of He had soon exhausted his stock of jokes. 很快他就把所知道的笑话讲完了。 | |
| |
| 2 | U the goods that are available to buy in a shop （商店的）货物 |
| We’ re having some new stock delivered this afternoon. 今天下午我们会有新货送到。 |
| in stock Do you have any of these batteries in stock at the moment? 这种电池你们现在有没有现货？ |
| out of stock (=not available now) I’ m afraid that size is out of stock. 没有现货的 |
| |
| 3 | C usually plural business one of the equal parts into which the value of a company is divided 股份；股票 |
| He made a living buying and selling stocks and shares. 他靠买卖股票为生。 |
| Technology stocks fell sharply today. 科技股今天股价大跌。 |
| | 3a | U the total amount of money and goods that a company owns that shows how much it is worth 总资产 | |
| |
| 4 | C/U a liquid made by boiling meat , bones, or vegetables and used for making soups and sauces （以肉、骨头或蔬菜为原料煮成的）原汁，原汤 |
| Add half a pint of chicken stock. 加半品脱的原汁鸡汤。 |
| |
| 5 | U animals such as cows and pigs that are kept on a farm 牲畜；家畜 |
| |
| 6 | U the type of people that your family comes from 祖先；人种；家族；世系 |
| He comes from Irish stock. 他是爱尔兰后裔。 |
| |
| 7 | C/U a garden plant with a strong sweet smell and pink , white , or purple flowers 紫罗兰 |
| |
| 8 | U the degree to which someone is respected by other people 声威；威望 |
| The Prime Minister’ s stock remains low with the electorate. 首相在全体选民中的威望仍然很低。 |
| |
| 9 | the stocks plural a wooden frame that people were locked into in the past as a punishment （旧时的）枷锁 |
| PHRASES |
| - | on the stocks
|
| being prepared or produced |
| 进行中；准备中 |
| |
| There are no new deals currently on the stocks. 现在没有正在进行的新交易。 |
| |
| - | take stock (of sth)
|
| to spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next |
| （对某事的形势）进行估计，作出判断 |
| |
| Millie felt she needed to stop and take stock of her life. 米莉认为需要停下来检视一下自己的生活。 |
| |
| |
|