| 单词 | stash |
| 释义 | stash (once / 9322 pages) vn When you stash something, you stow it away to use it later. Your little brother might stash his Halloween candy under his bed, for example. Use the word stash as a verb that means "hoard" or "stockpile," or as a noun — a pirate's secret pile of gold doubloons can be called a stash, and so can the collection of overdue library books you've got piled beside your bed. The verb version of stash was originally a late 1700's criminals' slang word meaning "conceal." It may have come from a combination of stow and cache. WORD FAMILYstash: stashed, stashes, stashing USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s also where I stash away a few flavour-packed preparations too. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) The Finance Ministry found enormous stashes of new currency bills secreted away by corrupt bank managers. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) A Dallas attorney’s correspondence suggests a surprising possibility: that the stash is a Chinese billionaire’s retirement fund. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) 1v save up as for future use Syn|Hyper cache, hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away lay aside, save, save up accumulate money for future use 2n a secret store of valuables or money Syn|Hyper cache, hoard fund, stock, store a supply of something available for future use |
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