stack

noun

/stæk/

Idioms

[countable] stack (of something) a pile of something, usually neatly arranged（通常指码放整齐的）一叠，一摞，一堆
- a stack of books一摞书
- She added her tray to the stack.她把自己的托盘和其他托盘摞一块。
see also haystack
- She brought us a stack of pancakes covered with syrup.她给我们带来了一叠涂有糖浆的煎饼。
- There was a towering stack of containers ready to be loaded onto the ship.有一大堆准备装上船的集装箱。
[countable] stack (of something) (informal, especially British English) a large number or amount of something; a lot of something大量；许多；一大堆
- stacks of money许多钱
- There's a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house.家里有一大堆信等你拆呢。
- I've got stacks of work to do.我有一大堆活儿要做。
[countable] a tall chimney, especially on a factory（尤指工厂的）大烟囱 see also chimney stack, smokestack
the stacks
[plural] the part of a library, sometimes not open to the public, where books that are not often needed are stored（图书馆中贮藏使用频率较低的书的）书库
- The books you need will have to be brought up from the stacks.你需要的书必须从书库里拿出来。
[countable] (computing计算机) a way of storing information in a computer in which the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved (= found or got back)栈；堆栈Topics Computersc2
[countable] (geology地质学) a tall thin part of a cliff that has been separated from the land and stands on its own in the sea海蚀柱

词源Middle English: from Old Norse stakkr ‘haystack’, of Germanic origin.

Idioms

blow your top

(North American English also blow your stack)

(informal) to get very angry大怒；暴跳如雷

stack

verb

/stæk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stack	/stæk/ /stæk/
he / she / it stacks	/stæks/ /stæks/
past simple stacked	/stækt/ /stækt/
past participle stacked	/stækt/ /stækt/
-ing form stacking	/ˈstækɪŋ/ /ˈstækɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive, intransitive] to arrange objects neatly in a pile; to be arranged in this way（使）放成整齐的一叠（或一摞、一堆）
- stack (something) to stack boxes把箱子摞起来
- Do these chairs stack?这些椅子能摞起来吗？
- stacking chairs可摞在一起的椅子
- stack something (up) (+ adv./prep.) logs stacked up against a wall靠墙码放着的原木
- Boxes were stacked in piles all around the room.房间里堆满了一摞摞盒子。
- Stack the chairs up over there.把椅子摞起来放到那里。
- The cases were stacked against the wall.箱子靠墙堆放着。
- The paintings were stacked in a corner of the room.油画堆放在房间的一角。
- The plates were neatly stacked on the draining board.盘子整齐地摞在滴水板上。
- The wood was collected up and carefully stacked away.木头被收集起来，仔细地堆放到一边。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- neatly
- away
- …
preposition
- against
- in
- on
- …
phrases
- be stacked in piles
[transitive] stack something (with something) to fill something with piles of things使成叠（或成摞、成堆）地放在…；使码放在…
- They were busy stacking the shelves with goods.他们正忙着摆货物上架呢。
- shelves stacked with boxes码放着盒子的架子
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- neatly
- away
- …
preposition
- against
- in
- on
- …
phrases
- be stacked in piles
[intransitive, transitive] stack (something) (up) if aircraft stack (up) or are stacked (up) over an airport, there are several flying around waiting for their turn to land（令飞机）分层盘旋等待着陆Topics Transport by airc2

词源Middle English: from Old Norse stakkr ‘haystack’, of Germanic origin.

Idioms

stack it

(informal) to fall over or off something, especially in a way that makes you look silly and makes other people laugh（笨拙地）跌倒
- I tried a spin on the ice and stacked it.我试图在冰面上旋转，结果笨拙地跌倒了。
- My heel got caught and I almost stacked it.我的鞋跟被卡住了，我差点把它叠起来。