| 单词 | stack |
| 释义 | stack n. & v. --n 1. a pile or heap, esp. in orderly arrangement. 2. a circular or rectangular pile of hay, straw, etc., or of grain in sheaf, often with a sloping thatched top, a rick. 3. colloq. a large quantity (a stack of work; has stacks of money). 4. a = chimney-stack. b = SMOKESTACK. c a tall factory chimney. 5. a stacked group of aircraft. 6. (also stack-room) a part of a library where books are compactly stored, esp. one to which the public does not have direct access. 7. Brit. a high detached rock esp. off the coast of Scotland and the Orkneys. 8. a pyramidal group of rifles, a pile. 9. Computing a set of storage locations which store data in such a way that the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved. 10. Brit. a measure for a pile of wood of 108 cu. ft. (30.1 cubic metres). --vtr. 1. pile in a stack or stacks. 2. a arrange (cards) secretly for cheating. b manipulate (circumstances etc.) to one's advantage. 3. cause (aircraft) to fly round the same point at different levels while waiting to land at an airport. Phrases and idioms stack arms hist. = pile arms. stack up US colloq. present oneself, measure up. stack-yard an enclosure for stacks of hay, straw, etc. Derivatives stackable adj. stacker n. Etymology: ME f. ON stakkr haystack f. Gmc |
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