stock

1. N-COUNT Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. 股票; 证券[商业]

...the buying and selling of stocks and shares. …证券和股票的买卖。

2. N-UNCOUNT A company's stock is the amount of money which the company has through selling shares. (公司的) 股票价值[商业]

Two years later, when Compaq went public, their stock was valued at $38 million. 两年后康柏公司上市时，他们的股票价值为3800万美元。

3. V-T If a shop stocks particular products, it keeps a supply of them to sell. 有…存货[no cont]

The shop stocks everything from cigarettes to recycled paper. 该商店的存货包括香烟和再生纸等各种商品。

4. N-UNCOUNT A shop's stock is the total amount of goods which it has available to sell. 存货

When a nearby shop burned down, our stock was ruined by smoke. 附近一家商店被烧成灰烬，我们的存货也被浓烟熏坏了。

5. V-T If you stock something such as a cupboard, shelf, or room, you fill it with food or other things. 给…装满

I worked stocking shelves in a grocery shop. 我在一家杂货店工作，给货架上货。

Some families stocked their cellars with food and water. 有些家庭在地窖里装满食物和水。

6. PHRASAL VERB Stock up means the same as . 给…装满

I had to stock the boat up with food. 我不得不给小船装满食品。

7. N-COUNT If you have a stock of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used. 储备

I keep a stock of cassette tapes describing various relaxation techniques. 我储藏着一些讲述各种放松技巧的盒式磁带。

8. ADJ A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new. (回答、表达或做事方式) 老一套的[ADJ n]

My boss had a stock response – "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

我的老板是老一套的回答–“没坏的话就别修了！”

9. N-MASS Stock is a liquid, usually made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables in water, that is used to give flavour to soups and sauces. (以肉、骨头或蔬菜煮成的) 高汤

Finally, add the beef stock. 最后，加入牛肉高汤。

10. →see also stocking

11. PHRASE If goods are in stock, a shop has them available to sell. If they are out of stock, it does not. 有货/缺货

Check that your size is in stock. 查查你的尺码是不是有货。

12. PHRASE If you take stock, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next. 估量

It was time to take stock of the situation. 是估量形势的时候了。

13. lock, stock, and barrel→see barrel