stack
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A stack of things is a pile of them. 摞; 堆
There were stacks of books on the bedside table and floor. 床头桌上和地板上有一摞摞的书。
2. V-T If you stack a number of things, you arrange them in neat piles. 堆放; 摞起
Mrs. Cathiard was stacking the clean bottles in crates. 卡提亚夫人当时正在把干净的瓶子堆放到板条箱里。
3. PHRASAL VERB Stack up means the same as . 堆放; 摞起
He ordered them to stack up pillows behind his back. 他命令他们在他背后堆放一些枕头。
4. N-PLURAL If you say that someone has stacks of something, you mean that they have a lot of it. 堆[非正式]
If the job's that good, you'll have stacks of money. 如果那份工作真那么好,你就会有成堆的钱。
5. PHRASE If you say that the odds are stacked against someone, or that particular factors are stacked against them, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed in what they want to do because the conditions are not favourable. 形势对某人不利
The odds are stacked against civilians getting a fair trial. 形势对想得到公正判决的平民不利。
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