stockpiling
noun[U]
uk/ˈstɒk.paɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈstɑːk.paɪ.lɪŋ/thepracticeofstoringalargesupplyof something forfutureuse:
(大量)储备,贮存;囤积Increasinginstabilityisencouragingstockpiling.越来越多的不稳定因素促使人们囤积物品。
Why is there this stockpiling ofarmsandammunition?为什么会出现这种武器弹药的囤积行为?
- Foodstoreshavebegunrationingsalesofricetopreventstockpiling bycustomers.
- Thompsonseesthe stockpiling ofantibioticsas ameasureto putAmericansatease.
- High andvolatilepriceshavediscouragedthe stockpiling ofcrudeoil.
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- bogart
- capacitance
- capture
- cling
- dump
- keep(something/someone)back
- lay
- laysomethingaside
- laysomethingdown
- laysomethingin
- maintain
- reserve
- stash
- stockpile
- storage
- store
- storesomethingup