stock /stɔk/ I. n. ［c］ & ［u］ 1. 备料，库存，现货：out of stock无存货：［考句］ We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of stock.我们遗憾地通知你们，你们所订购的材料现在没有货。in stock有现货：Have you any linen sheets in stock? 你有亚麻布被单的现货吗? 2. 股票，公债： hold stock 持有公债；stock broker 证券经纪人；stock company 股份公司；stock exchange 证券交易所；stock market 证券市场，证券交易3. 用于习语 take stock of 思考决策：After two years spent teaching abroad, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.在海外任教两年后她回到国内一个月思考决策她的生活。‖II. vt. 储备：a well stocked library 藏书丰富的图书馆 His head is well stocked with ideas. 他脑子里主意很多。stock up大量购进：I usually stock up with alcohol in the duty-free shop at the airport. 我通常在机场免税店里购买很多白酒。
［辨析］stock侧重于“储备、备有” 大量、充足的物品；store指的是把某物暂贮藏起来，存入仓库或安置在某处。
stockholder /ˈstɔkˌhəʊldə/ n. [c] 股票持有者，股东（=shareholder）：Shockholders have seen the value of their shares fall by one fifth.股东们看到了他们的股票价格下跌了五分之一。
