stock 1 S2 W2 / stɒk $ stɑk / 名词

1 in a shop [可数和不可数名词] a supply of a particular type of thing that a shop has available to sell :

We have a huge stock of quality carpets on sale.

Buy now while stocks last!

out of stock/in stock (= unavailable or available in a particular shop )

I’m sorry, that swimsuit is completely out of stock in your size.

2 finance

a) [可数名词] especially American English a share in a company :

the trading of stocks and shares

b) [不可数名词] the total value of all of a company’s share s

3 amount available [可数名词] the total amount of something that is available to be used in a particular area :

Cod stocks in the North Atlantic have dropped radically.

the stock of housing in rural areas

4 supplies [可数名词] a supply of something that you keep and can use when you need to

stock of

He keeps a stock of medicines in the cupboard.

The country has been building up its stock of weapons.

5 take stock (of something) to think carefully about the things that have happened in a situation in order to decide what to do next :

While in hospital, Jeremy took stock of his life.

6 cooking [可数和不可数名词] a liquid made by boiling meat or bones and vegetables, which is used to make soups or to add flavour to other dishes :

chicken stock

vegetable stock

7 gun [可数名词] the part of a gun that you hold or put against your shoulder, usually made of wood

8 animals [不可数名词] farm animals, especially cattle 同义词 livestock

9 the stocks

a) a wooden structure in a public place to which criminals were fastened by their feet or hands in the past

b) a wooden structure in which a ship is held while it is being built

10 sb’s stock is high/low if someone’s stock is high or low, they are very popular or very unpopular :

Simon’s stock is high in the network news business.

11 stock of jokes/knowledge/courage etc the jokes, knowledge etc that someone knows or has :

John seems to have an inexhaustible stock of funny stories.

12 be of Scottish/Protestant/good etc stock to belong to a family that in the past lived in Scotland, were Protestants, were respected etc

13 flower [可数名词] a plant with pink, white, or light purple flowers and a sweet smell

14 plant [可数名词] a thick part of a stem onto which another plant can be added so that the two plants grow together

15 actors [可数名词] American English a stock company ( 2 )