- [countable] stack (of something)
a pile of something, usually neatly arranged （通常指码放整齐的）一叠，一摞，一堆 a stack of books 一摞书 She added her tray to the stack. 她把自己的托盘和其他托盘摞一块。
Extra ExamplesShe brought us a stack of pancakes covered with syrup. 她给我们带来了一叠涂有糖浆的煎饼。 There was a towering stack of containers ready to be loaded onto the ship. 有一大堆准备装上船的集装箱。
- [countable] stack (of something) (informal, especially British English)
a large number or amount of something; a lot of something 大量；许多；一大堆 stacks of money 许多钱 There's a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house. 家里有一大堆信等你拆呢。 I've got stacks of work to do. 我有一大堆活儿要做。
- [countable]
a tall chimney, especially on a factory （尤指工厂的）大烟囱 - the stacks[plural]
the part of a library, sometimes not open to the public, where books that are not often needed are stored （图书馆中贮藏使用频率较低的书的）书库 The books you need will have to be brought up from the stacks. 你需要的书必须从书库里拿出来。
- [countable] (
computing 计算机 a way of storing information in a computer in which the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved (= found or got back) 栈；堆栈 - [countable] (
geology 地质学 a tall thin part of a cliff that has been separated from the land and stands on its own in the sea 海蚀柱
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse stakkr ‘haystack’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
blow your top
(North American English also blow your stack)
- (informal)
to get very angry 大怒；暴跳如雷