(动词 stockpile 的过去式/过去分词)储备;囤积;存放以备将来使用(常指物资、粮食、武器、药品等)。
/ˈstɒk.paɪld/(英); /ˈstɑːk.paɪld/(美)
The town stockpiled water before the storm.
暴风雨来临前,小镇储备了水。
Facing supply-chain disruptions, the company had stockpiled key components for months, which helped it keep production running.
由于供应链中断,这家公司提前几个月囤积了关键零部件,从而得以维持生产运转。
stockpile 由 stock(存货、储备)+ pile(堆)组成,字面意思是“把存货堆起来”。最初常用于指把物资集中堆放作为储备,后来引申为更广义的“囤积/储备”,其过去式/过去分词形式就是 stockpiled。