stack

stack
noun

a pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged
（整齐的）一堆
a stack of boxes.
一堆盒子。
■(a stack of/stacks of)(informal)a large quantity of something
(非正式)大量，许多
there's stacks of work for me now.
我现在有很多工作要做。
■a rectangular or cylindrical pile of hay or straw or of grain in sheaf
（干草、稻草或谷物的）堆，垛
■a vertical arrangement of hi-fi or guitar amplification equipment
叠放在一起的高保真音响（或吉他扩音设备）
■a number of aircraft flying in circles at different altitudes around the same point while waiting for permission to land at an airport
定高分层盘旋（等待降落）的机群
■a pyramidal group of rifles
（数支步枪支起的锥形）枪架
■(the stacks)units of shelving in part of a library normally closed to the public, used to store books compactly
（图书馆的）藏书架，双面书架
■(Computing)a set of storage locations which store data in such a way that the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved
(计算机)（存储）栈
a chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle
（尤指工厂的）烟囱；（车辆的）立式烟道，排气管
■(亦作 sea stack)(Brit.)a column of rock standing in the sea, remaining after erosion of cliffs
(英)（浪蚀）岩柱
(Brit.)a measure for a pile of wood of 108 cu. ft (3.06 cubic metres)
(英)垛，堆（木材计量单位，等于108立方英尺，即3.06立方米）

verb
[with obj.]

arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one
把…（整齐地）叠成堆
the books had been stacked up in neat piles.
那些书已经被整整齐齐地叠成几堆。
she stood up, beginning to stack the plates.
她站起来开始把盘子重在一起。
■fill or cover (a place or surface) with piles of things, typically neat ones
把东西（整齐地）堆放于
he spent most of the time stacking shelves.
他花了大部分的时间把东西叠放在架子上。
■cause (an aircraft) to fly in circles while waiting for permission to land at an airport
指令（待着陆飞机）作定高分层盘旋
I hope we aren't stacked for hours over Kennedy.
我希望我们不要在肯尼迪机场上空作长时间的定高分层盘旋。
shuffle or arrange (a pack of cards) dishonestly so as to gain an unfair advantage
（洗牌）作弊，作（牌）
■(be stacked against/in favour of)used to refer to a situation which is such that an unfavourable or a favourable outcome is overwhelmingly likely
（情况）极可能不利于（有利于）
the odds were stacked against Fiji in the World Cup.
斐济在世界杯上胜算不大。
conditions were heavily stacked in favour of the Americas.
情形对美洲极其有利。
[no obj.](in snowboarding) fall over
（滑雪板运动用语）跌倒，倒下

常用词组
stack arms

见 pile 条 pile arms

派生
stackable
adjective
stacker
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old Norse stakkr 'haystack', of Germanic origin

继承用法
stack up( 或 stack something up)

form or cause to form a large quantity; build up
（使）积成堆；堆起，叠起
cars stack up behind every bus, while passengers queue to pay fares.
在乘客排队买车票时，每一辆公共汽车后面的小汽车都排成了长队。
(N. Amer. informal)measure up; compare
(北美，非正式)比得上；相比
our rural schools stack up well against their urban counterparts.
我们的乡村学校完全可以比得上城里的同类学校。
■[usu. with negative]make sense; correspond to reality
有道理；与事实相符
to blame the debacle on the antics of a rogue trader is not credible—it doesn't stack up.
把失败归咎于无赖商人哗众取宠的行为是不可信的，这与事实不符。

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