stack
gb/stˈæk/ us/stˈæk/
A2
Inglês
~ 5800
rakás, egymásra rak, rengeteg, egy csomó, egy rakás, manipulál, részrehajlóan összeállít, verem, kémény, könyvtári polcok, könyvtári raktár, egy rakás pénz, pénzköteg
NOME
A2
1
rakás
A2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] has a stack of [things]
She left a stack of dirty dishes in the sink.
A mosogatóban hagyott egy rakás mosatlan edényt.
There was a tall stack of boxes in the hallway.
A folyosón egy magas rakás doboz állt.
I put the letters in a neat stack on your desk.
He tripped over a stack of magazines on the floor.
The waiter carried a stack of plates to the kitchen.
Exemplos para aprendentes
There is a stack of books on my table.
Egy rakás könyv van az asztalomon.
He has a stack of clothes on his bed.
Egy rakás ruha van az ágyán.
I made a small stack of plates after dinner.
Please put the papers in one stack.
She carried a stack of boxes to her car.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'stack' with 'pack'. 'Stack' is a pile of things on top of each other; 'pack' is usually a group of things inside a container or carried together.
Significado
a neat pile of things
Colocações
a stack of papers
|stack of books
|a stack of plates
|huge stack
|neat stack
Sinónimos
pile (Very close in meaning, but does not always suggest neat or orderly arrangement.)
|
heap (Often suggests a more messy or irregular pile.)
Antónimos
scatter (Means to throw or spread things so they are not in a pile.)
Temas
daily life
|home
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A neat pile of things lying on top of each other.
A group of similar objects placed in an orderly pile, one on top of another.
VERBO
B1
2
egymásra rak
A2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] stacks [things] [somewhere]
Please stack the chairs against the wall after the meeting.
Kérlek, az értekezlet után rakd egymásra a székeket a fal mellett.
She carefully stacked the boxes in the corner of the room.
Gondosan egymásra rakta a dobozokat a szoba sarkában.
The worker stacked the bricks on a wooden pallet.
He stacked the firewood next to the shed for the winter.
Volunteers stacked food cans on the shelves.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I stack the plates after I wash them.
Mosogatás után egymásra rakom a tányérokat.
They stack the chairs at the end of the day.
A nap végén egymásra rakják a székeket.
He stacked the books on the floor.
We stacked the boxes in the car.
She stacked the newspapers on the table.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say 'make a tower of books' when 'stack the books' is more natural. Also, 'stack' is usually used with physical objects, not abstract ideas.
Significado
to pile things neatly
Colocações
stack the shelves
|stack boxes
|stack chairs
|stack dishes
|stack neatly
Sinónimos
pile (Can be used similarly, but does not always suggest neat or careful arrangement.)
|
arrange (More general; does not specifically mean putting things on top of each other.)
Antónimos
scatter (Means to spread things around instead of putting them into a pile.)
Temas
daily life
|home
|work
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To put things in a neat pile, one on another.
To place objects in a pile, one on top of another, usually in an orderly way.
NOME
B2
INFORMAL
3
Padrão de uso:
[someone] has stacks of [things]
I've got stacks of emails to answer.
Egy rakás e-mailre kell válaszolnom.
They have stacks of toys all over the living room.
Rengeteg játékuk van szerte a nappaliban.
She makes stacks of mistakes when she works too fast.
There were stacks of applications for the job.
He owns stacks of old vinyl records.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I have stacks of homework tonight.
Ma este rengeteg házi feladatom van.
There are stacks of dirty clothes on the floor.
Rengeteg szennyes ruha van a padlón.
She got stacks of messages on her phone.
He eats stacks of cookies every day.
We saw stacks of people at the concert.
Erro comum:
Learners may try to use 'stack' alone to mean 'a lot of', but in this sense it is usually used in the plural as 'stacks of' before a noun.
Significado
a large amount of something
Colocações
stacks of money
|stacks of work
|stacks of homework
|stacks of emails
|stacks of clothes
Sinónimos
loads (Very informal; used in the same way to mean a lot of something.)
|
tons (Very informal; suggests a very large amount, like 'stacks'.)
Antónimos
a lack (Means not having enough of something, the opposite of having 'stacks of' it.)
Temas
daily life
|informal
|quantity
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A very large amount or number of something.
A very large number or amount of something, especially when described informally as 'stacks of' something.
VERBO
C1
4
Padrão de uso:
[someone] stacks [the deck / the odds / a panel] [in favor of / against someone]
They tried to stack the committee with their own supporters.
Megpróbálták úgy összeállítani a bizottságot, hogy a saját támogatóik legyenek többségben.
Critics say the rules were stacked in favor of large companies.
A bírálók szerint a szabályokat úgy alakították ki, hogy a nagyvállalatoknak kedvezzenek.
The whole system seems stacked against poorer students.
The game was clearly stacked so that new players would lose quickly.
He stacked the odds in his favor by starting with much more information.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The test felt stacked against foreign students.
A teszt olyan volt, mintha eleve a külföldi diákok ellen találták volna ki.
They stacked the jury with their friends.
Úgy töltötték fel az esküdtszéket, hogy a saját barátaik kerüljenek bele.
The rules are stacked in favor of the rich.
The system is stacked against small businesses.
She stacked the odds in her favor by preparing early.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse this with the basic 'pile' meaning and say things like 'He stacked the game' when they mean 'He rigged the game'; usually we say 'stack the deck' or 'stack the odds', not just 'stack the game'.
Significado
to rig something unfairly
Colocações
stack the deck
|stack the odds
|stack a jury
|system is stacked against
|heavily stacked in favor of
Sinónimos
rig (Commonly used about elections or competitions that are secretly and unfairly controlled.)
|
fix (Informal; often used about games or competitions that are secretly arranged so the result is not fair.)
Antónimos
level (As in 'to level the playing field'; means to make conditions fair instead of unfairly arranged.)
Temas
politics
|society
|fairness
|law
|business
Definição
To set up a situation so that one side has an unfair advantage.
To arrange or influence a situation so that the result is unfairly in favor of one person, group, or outcome.
NOME
B2
TECHNICAL
5
verem
C1
Padrão de uso:
a stack holds [data items / function calls]
The function calls are stored on the stack at runtime.
A függvényhívások futásidőben a veremben tárolódnak.
Using a stack makes it easy to reverse the order of the items.
Verem használatával könnyen megfordítható az elemek sorrendje.
If the stack gets too big, you can get a stack overflow error.
The algorithm pushes each node onto a stack before visiting its children.
Local variables are often allocated on the stack.
Exemplos para aprendentes
A stack is a basic idea in computer science.
A verem alapfogalom az informatikában.
The program keeps data on a stack.
A program adatokat tart egy veremben.
When the stack is full, the program may crash.
We push new items onto the stack.
We pop the last item from the stack.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse the general English meaning of 'stack' with the technical meaning. In programming, a stack is a specific structured way to store data, not just any pile of items.
Significado
LIFO data structure in computing
Colocações
call stack
|push onto the stack
|pop from the stack
|stack overflow
|runtime stack
Sinónimos
LIFO structure (Technical term describing the same last-in-first-out behavior.)
Antónimos
queue (A data structure where the first item added is the first removed, the opposite order from a stack.)
Temas
technology
|computing
|science
Definição
In computer science, a way of storing data where the last thing you put in is the first thing you take out.
In computing, a data structure in which items are added and removed only from the top, so that the most recently added item is the first to be removed.
NOME
B2
6
kémény
A2
Padrão de uso:
[smoke / steam] rises from the stack
Thick black smoke poured from the factory stack.
Sűrű fekete füst ömlött a gyárkéményből.
The ship's stack had been repainted bright red.
A hajó kéményét élénkpirosra festették át.
New regulations require filters on the power plant stacks.
Birds were nesting high on the old brick stack.
Steam rose from the stack as the engine started up.
Exemplos para aprendentes
We saw smoke come from the factory stack.
Láttuk, ahogy füst jön ki a gyárkéményből.
The old stack is very tall.
A régi kémény nagyon magas.
They put a filter on the stack.
The ship has one large stack.
Smoke goes up through the stack into the air.
Erro comum:
Learners may think 'stack' here means any small home chimney. In everyday English, this word is more often used for large industrial or ship chimneys.
Significado
tall chimney for smoke
Colocações
factory stack
|smokestack
|chimney stack
|power plant stack
|stack emissions
Sinónimos
smokestack (Commonly used for large industrial stacks that release smoke.)
Antónimos
vent (Not a true opposite, but a much smaller opening, contrasting with a large tall stack; there is no exact everyday antonym.)
Temas
environment
|industry
|transport
|work
|transportation
Definição
A tall chimney on a building or ship that lets smoke go out into the air.
A tall vertical structure, especially on a factory or ship, used to carry smoke and gases away into the air.
NOME
C1
7
Padrão de uso:
[someone] goes into the stacks to find [a book]
She spent the afternoon searching the stacks for old newspapers.
Az egész délutánt azzal töltötte, hogy régi újságokat keresett a könyvtári polcok között.
The book is not on display; it's kept in the closed stacks.
A könyv nincs szabadpolcon; a zárt raktárban őrzik.
He found a quiet corner deep in the library stacks.
Students are not allowed in the basement stacks after 10 p.m.
The librarian guided him through the stacks to the history section.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I looked for my book in the library stacks.
A könyvtár polcain kerestem a könyvemet.
The old books are in the stacks downstairs.
A régi könyvek lent, a raktárban vannak.
She works in the stacks and puts books back.
He likes to walk through the stacks and read titles.
The magazine is in the closed stacks.
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize that 'the stacks' is almost always used in the plural for library shelves. Saying 'I am in the stack' sounds unnatural in this context.
Significado
library shelves area
Colocações
in the stacks
|library stacks
|browse the stacks
|deep in the stacks
|closed stacks
Sinónimos
shelves (General word; does not carry the special library meaning of 'the stacks'.)
Antónimos
reading room (Not a direct opposite, but contrasts the public reading area with the back shelves where books are stored.)
Temas
education
|reading
|buildings
Definição
Shelves in a library where many books are kept, usually called 'the stacks'.
A set of shelves, especially in a library, where books or other materials are stored, often used in the plural as 'the stacks' for the shelving area.
NOME
C1
SLANG
8
pénzköteg
B2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] has stacks of [money]
He walked out of the casino with stacks of cash.
Pénzkötegekkel sétált ki a kaszinóból.
Rappers often show stacks of money in their videos.
A rapperek gyakran pénzkötegeket mutogatnak a videóikban.
She saved up stacks to start her own business.
They spent stacks on that luxury vacation.
He bragged about making stacks every weekend.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He has stacks of cash in his bag.
Egy rakás készpénz van a táskájában.
They make stacks every month from their shop.
Minden hónapban egy rakás pénzt keresnek a boltjukkal.
She spent stacks on new clothes.
He dreams of having stacks of money.
They lost stacks at the casino.
Erro comum:
Learners may use this slang in very formal writing or serious business contexts, where 'a large amount of money' or 'a lot of money' would be better.
Significado
a large amount of money
Colocações
stacks of cash
|counting stacks
|throwing stacks
|make stacks
|blow stacks
Sinónimos
wad (Informal; a thick roll or bunch of banknotes.)
|
bundle (Informal; a large amount of money, often tied or held together.)
Antónimos
pennies (Refers to very small amounts of money, contrasting with 'stacks' as large amounts.)
Temas
money
|informal
|youth culture
|finance
|daily_life
Definição
A lot of paper money, often a thick group of notes together, sometimes about one thousand dollars.
A large amount of paper money, especially a thick group of banknotes, sometimes referring to a specific amount such as one thousand dollars.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
stack
IPA
GB/stˈæk/
US/stˈæk/
Sílabas e acento
stack (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (stack)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: stack
- Plural: stacks
Verb
- Base: stack
- 3rd Person Singular: stacks
- Present Participle: stacking
- Past: stacked
Família de palavras
Forms
stacks
noun
stacking
verb
stacked
verb
Related words
stackable
adjective
stacker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unstack
verb
Expressões
a stack of
1/ə stˈæk əv/
fixed phrase
a pile of things
A pile of things lying on top of each other.
Exemplos
- He handed me a stack of forms to sign.
- There was a stack of magazines on the coffee table.
blow your stack
1/blˈoʊ jˈʊɹ stˈæk/
idiom
informal
to lose your temper
To suddenly become very angry and show it strongly.
Exemplos
- He blew his stack when he saw the broken window.
- Don't blow your stack over something so small.
- She blows her stack every time the internet goes down.
call stack
1/kˈɔl stˈæk/
fixed phrase
technical
runtime stack of function calls
In a running program, the part of memory (a stack) that keeps track of which functions were called and where to return after each one finishes.
Exemplos
- The error message showed the call stack at the moment the program crashed.
- A deep call stack can lead to a stack overflow in some languages.
full stack
1/fˈʊl stˈæk/
fixed phrase
technical
complete set of software layers
All the different technology parts used to build and run a software application, from the user interface to the server and database.
Exemplos
- She's training to become a full stack developer.
- We need someone with full stack experience for this project.
- Full stack skills are in high demand right now.
stack overflow
1/stˈæk ˈoʊvɚfloʊ/
fixed phrase
technical
error when stack gets too big
A problem in a computer program that happens when the stack uses more memory than it is allowed to have.
Exemplos
- A recursive function without a proper exit condition can cause a stack overflow.
- The program crashed with a stack overflow error message.
stack the odds against (someone)
1/stˈæk ðə ˈɑdz əɡˈɛnst sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
reduce someone's chances unfairly
To arrange things so that a person or side has a very small chance of winning or succeeding, often in an unfair way.
Exemplos
- High fees stack the odds against low-income students.
- The rules seem to stack the odds against new players.
stack the odds in (someone's) favor
1/stˈæk ðə ˈɑdz ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈeɪvɚ/
idiom
increase someone's chances unfairly
To arrange things so that a person or side has a much better chance of winning or succeeding, often by being unfair.
Exemplos
- The company stacked the odds in its favor by writing the contract itself.
- Good preparation can stack the odds in your favor, even without special help.
stack up
1/stˈæk ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
to accumulate or increase
To slowly become more and more, or to form a large number or amount over time.
Exemplos
- The bills are starting to stack up on my desk.
- Their offer just doesn't stack up against the competition.
- Emails stacked up while I was on vacation.
- How does this restaurant stack up compared to your favorite place?
- Dirty dishes stack up quickly if you don't wash them.
- The movie didn't stack up to my expectations.
stack up against
1/stˈæk ˈʌp əɡˈɛnst/
phrasal verb
to hold up in comparison
To be as good as something else when you compare the two things directly.
Exemplos
- Our product stacks up well against the leading brand.
- The local team doesn't stack up against the national champions.
stacks of
1/stˈæks əv/
fixed phrase
informal
a lot of something
A very large number or amount of something.
Exemplos
- She has stacks of clothes she never wears.
- There were stacks of people waiting outside the club.
- I've got stacks of work to finish before Friday.
tech stack
1/tˈɛk stˈæk/
fixed phrase
technical
set of technologies used
The group of programming languages, tools, and systems that a company or project uses together to build its software.
Exemplos
- Our tech stack includes React on the front end and Node.js on the back end.
- They're thinking about changing their tech stack to something more modern.
the deck is stacked against (someone)
1/ðə dˈɛk ˈɪz stˈækt əɡˈɛnst sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
to face unfair disadvantages
Used to say that a situation is arranged in an unfair way so that a person or group will probably fail.
Exemplos
- For many poor families, the deck is stacked against them from the start.
- She worked hard even though the deck was stacked against her.
- They feel the deck is stacked against small local shops.
stack the deck
1/stˈæk ðə dˈɛk/
idiom
to arrange things unfairly
To arrange a situation in a secret or unfair way so that one person or group will win or get an advantage.
Exemplos
- The rules stacked the deck against smaller companies.
- The organizers stacked the deck by inviting only friendly journalists.
- They stacked the deck to ensure their team won.
- If you stack the deck, of course you're going to win.
- Critics say the new rules stack the deck against small businesses.