stack

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stack1 /stæk/ ●○○ noun  1  GROUP OF THINGS[countable] a neat pile of things 〔叠放整齐的〕一叠，一堆，一摞 → heapstack 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 pile12  a stack of something/stacks of something especially British English 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[countable] 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 → 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 booksstack2 ●○○ verb  1  (also stack up) [intransitive, transitive]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  [transitive]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4. stack the cards British English, stack the deck American English informalDGC to arrange cards dishonestly in a game 洗牌做手脚5 stack up phrasal verb 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。→ See Verb table

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 Dictionarystackstack1 /stæk/ noun [countable]COMPUTING a temporary store of information on a computerstackstack2 verb1[transitive] to put things into neat pilesThe supermarkets failed to stack the shelves during opening hours.2[intransitive, transitive] to put a group of people, or vehicles or other things in a particular order as they wait to do somethingThe two airliners were stacking as they waited to land. —stacking noun [uncountable]a machine that prepares huge bags of salt for stacking → stack up→ See Verb tableOrigin stack1 (1200-1300) Old Norse stakkr

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Corpus a Business of neat pile things

stack

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stack¹ /stæk/ noun
1. [countable] a neat pile of things ⇨ heap
    stack of
    a stack of papers
    stacks of dirty dishes
2. a stack of something/stacks of something especially British English informal a large amount of something:
    He’s got stacks of money.
3. [countable] a chimney
4. the stacks [plural] the rows of shelves in a library where the books are kept
⇨ blow your top/stack at blow¹(16)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ pile a group of things of the same type that are put on top of each other: a huge pile of cardboard boxes
   ▪ stack a neat pile of things of the same type: There were stacks of books on the floor.
   ▪ heap a large messy pile of things: All his clothes were in a heap on the floor.
   ▪ mound a pile of something with a round shape: a small mound of rice on the plate
   ▪ mountain a very large pile of something with a round shape: a mountain of dirty laundry waiting to be washed

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stack² verb
1. (also stack up) [intransitive and transitive] to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile:
    The assistants price the items and stack them on the shelves.
    a stacking hi-fi system
2. [transitive] to put neat piles of things on something:
    He went back to stacking the shelves.
    be stacked with something
    The floor was stacked with boxes.
3. the odds/cards are stacked against somebody used to say that someone is unlikely to be successful
4. stack the cards British English, stack the deck American English informal to arrange cards dishonestly in a game
     
stack up phrasal verb
  1. stack something ↔ up to make things into a neat pile
  2. informal used to talk about how good something is compared with something else
    stack up against
    Parents want to know how their kids’ schools stack up against others.
  3. if a number of things stack up, they gradually collect or get stuck in one place:
    Traffic stacked up behind the bus.