Stock up on enough food and water - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：stock up on supplies (Stock up on enough food and water)

Stock up on enough food and water 🔊

/stɒk ʌp ɒn ɪˈnʌf fuːd ænd ˈwɔːtər/

v. phr.

To buy and store a large amount of food and water in advance for future use.

stock up on supplies 🔊

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/stɒk ʌp ɒn səˈplaɪz/

v. phr.

To buy and store a large amount of food and water in advance for future use.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'stock' (Old English 'stoc' meaning supply) + 'up' (completion), combined with noun phrase 'food and water'.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a pantry: stack cans upward until full. 'Up' signals the action is complete.

📖 Example

Before the typhoon hit the coast, everyone rushed to the supermarket to stock up on enough food and water for at least three days. 🔊 Before the typhoon hit the coast, everyone rushed to the supermarket to stock up on enough food and water for at least three days.

🔗 Collocations

stock up on groceries – buy and store a large amount of groceries

stock up for winter – accumulate supplies to last through winter

stock up on canned goods – purchase and store a large quantity of canned food

🔄 Synonyms

hoard (v.) – to collect and store a large amount, often secretly or greedily

stockpile (v.) – to accumulate a large supply for future use

amass (v.) – to gather a large amount over time

🚫 Antonyms

use up (v. phr.) – to consume all of a supply until nothing remains

expend (v.) – to use up resources or money

deplete (v.) – to reduce the amount of something severely

🌱 Derivatives

stockpile (n.) – a large accumulated supply of goods

stockpiling (n.) – the act of accumulating a large supply

📖 Cultural Story

Commonly used in emergency preparedness contexts (e.g., hurricane warnings). Rooted in historical practice of laying in provisions before winter or siege.