stockpiles
stockpiles — 名詞
- stockpilessingular
- stockpilesesplural
1. a big collection of essential things — such as food, medicine, or weapons — save
儲備物資
為應急儲存的大量必需品
a big collection of essential things — such as food, medicine, or weapons — saved for possible future need, especially during emergencies or shortages.
The government keeps a large stockpile of rice for times when the harvest is poor.
政府在收成不好的時期會儲備大量稻米以備不時之需。
collocation: stockpile of rice
The hospital's stockpile of face masks was gone after just three days.
醫院的口罩儲備在短短三天內就用完了。
Nikhil keeps a small stockpile of canned food and bottled water in his basement.
Nikhil 在地下室存放了少量罐頭食品和瓶裝水作為儲備物資。
Countries with large stockpiles of medical supplies handled the crisis far better.
擁有大量醫療物資儲備的國家，應對危機的能力遠強於其他國家。
- shortage
a situation where there is too little of something, opposite of having a stockpile
文法句型
stockpiles + of + noun (weapons/food/supplies)
a/the stockpile + of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form (stockpiles) when referring to large stored amounts. Frequently appears with of to specify what is stored.
常見錯誤
stockpiles — 動詞
- stockpilespresent simple I / you / we / they
- stockpileses3rd person singular
- stockpilesing-ing form
- stockpilesedpast simple
1. to collect and keep a big quantity of something so that it is available when you
囤積；儲備
為未來需要大量儲存物資
to collect and keep a big quantity of something so that it is available when you need it later.
Farmers stockpile hay in the summer to feed their animals through the winter.
農夫在夏季儲備乾草，以便冬季時有足夠的飼料餵養牲畜。
pattern: stockpile + noun + for + time period
The country began to stockpile medical equipment after learning about the outbreak.
該國在得知疫情爆發後，開始大量儲備醫療設備。
Kemi stockpiled firewood under the shelter long before the first snow arrived.
Kemi 早在第一場雪到來之前，就在棚子底下囤積了大量柴火。
Bao stockpiled canned food and bottled water ahead of the typhoon warning.
Bao 在颱風警報發布前就囤積了罐頭食品和瓶裝水。
- use up
to consume or exhaust a supply, the opposite of building it up
- distribute
to hand out supplies rather than keeping them in one place
文法句型
stockpile + noun (food/supplies/weapons)
be stockpiled + for + purpose
用法筆記
The object is usually a concrete, physical item (food, fuel, ammunition). Not used for abstract things like ideas, information, or money.