stock
noun uk/stɒk/ us/stɑːk/
(SUPPLY)
C1 [ C or U ]储备物;供应物;存货
a supply of something for use or sale
It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low. 现在冬天刚刚过半，但食物的储备已经不足了。
The local shop has a good stock of postcards and guidebooks. 本地商店备有大量明信片和旅游指南。
Much of the city's housing stock (= the number of houses in the city) is over 100 years old. 城市中许多住房都有100多年的历史了。
B2 [ U ]（商店的）库存，存货
the total amount of goods or the amount of a particular type of goods available in a shop
This shop sells its old stock at very low prices. 这家商店以极低的价格出售以前的存货。
We'll be getting our new stock in on Friday. 我们将于周五到新货。
The new edition is in/out of stock (= available/not available) in major bookshops. 新版在各大书店都有售／脱销了。
- More examples
- Shops are currently holding sales to clear their summer stock .
- They're trying to get old stock off their hands by cutting prices.
- They're selling off last year's stock at half price.
- They've got several nice Bordeaux in stock.
- It's my job to keep a check on stock levels.
(MONEY)
[ U ]股本，资本
the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people
They own 20 percent of the company's stock. 他们拥有公司20%的股份。
[ C or U ]股份;股票
part of the ownership of a company that can be bought by members of the public
Stock prices fell yesterday in heavy trading. 股价昨日放量下跌。
She buys and sells stocks and shares. 她买卖股票。
[ C or U ] UK债券，公债
money that people invest in the government, producing a fixed rate of interest
government stock(s) 政府债券
- More examples
- a stock trader
- Stock prices are slowly rising.
- How much of the company's stock do they own?
- She owns a lot of stocks and shares.
- His company have just announced a $1 billion stock buyback.
(LIQUID)
[ U ]高汤，原汤
a liquid used to add flavour to food, made by boiling meat or fish bones or vegetables in water
vegetable/beef/chicken stock 菜／牛肉／鸡汤
(ANIMALS)
[ U ]家畜，牲畜
animals, such as cows or sheep, kept on a farm
(OPINION)
[ U ] formal名声，声望;声誉
the degree to which a person or organization is popular and respected
At present, the prime minister's stock is high/low. 目前，首相的声望很高／低。
(ORIGIN)
[ U ] formal（人的）祖先，血统，家族，世系;（动物的）种，原种
the family or group that a person or animal comes from
He's an American of Irish stock. 他是个爱尔兰血统的美国人。
She's of peasant/noble stock. 她的祖先是农民／贵族。
Some of the animals will be kept as breeding stock. 一些牲畜将留作种畜。
(HANDLE)
[ C ]（工具的）柄；（尤指）枪托
the support or handle of a tool, especially the part of a gun that rests against your shoulder
(FRAME)
the stocks[ plural ] 手枷，足枷，头枷（欧洲中世纪的刑具）
in the past, a wooden frame that was fixed around someone's feet, hands, and sometimes head, so that they were forced to sit or stand for a long time in public as a punishment
(PLANT)
[ C ]紫罗兰
a garden plant with small pleasant-smelling, brightly coloured flowers
Idioms
put stock in somethingidiom 信任；看重
If you put stock in something that someone says or does, you have a high opinion of it.
He's been wrong before, so I don't put much stock in what he says any more. 他以前错过好几次，所以我不再十分相信他说的话。
take stockidiom C2 仔细考虑;作出判断;评估
To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do.
After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life. 在国外教了两年书之后，她回国呆了一个月，反思自己的生活。
stock
verb [ T ] uk/stɒk/ us/stɑːk/
C1 （商店或工厂）储备，贮存
If a shop or factory stocks something, it keeps a supply of it.
Most supermarkets stock a wide range of wines. 大多数超级市场备有许多种类的葡萄酒。
为…备货;把…填满
to fill something such as a cupboard or shelves with food or goods
He has a part-time job stocking shelves in the local supermarket. 他有一份兼职工作，在当地超市摆货架。
I always stock up the fridge before my sister comes to stay. 我总是在妹妹来住前将冰箱备满食物。
- More examples
- His shop stocks any number of different kinds of pasta.
- Our supermarket stocks apples in several different varieties.
- We stock a wide range of domestic appliances, including fridges, freezers, and dishwashers.
- We stock the full range of model railway accessories.
- The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.
Phrasal verb
stock up 大量购买；囤积
to buy a large quantity of something
During the emergency, people stocked up on essential items. 在非常时期，人们囤积了各种基本用品。
stock
adjective uk/stɒk/ us/stɑːk/
（想法、表达方式或行动）老一套的，陈腐的，一成不变的
(of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical, and used or done so many times that it is no longer original
a stock phrase/response 常用的字眼／老一套的回答
"Don't worry - worse things happen at sea" is her stock expression for whenever anything goes wrong. “别担心——若不这样可能会更糟呢，”这是每次出事时她一贯会说的话。
Synonyms: banalhackneyed stereotypicalthreadbare (WEAK)timeworntired (NOT INTERESTING) trite