What does "stock up" mean?

To buy large quantities for future use To accumulate supplies.

How do you use "stock up" in a sentence?

We need to stock up on groceries. They stocked up before the storm. I stocked up on essentials.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To buy large quantities for future use

囤货，储备

Abastecerse, hacer acopio

買いだめする、備蓄する

대량으로 사서 비축하다

To accumulate supplies.

大量购买储存物资。

Acumular provisiones.

食料品などを大量に蓄える。

물품을 비축하다.

Base verb: stock

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

We need to stock up on groceries.
我们需要囤一些食品杂货
Tenemos que abastecernos de comestibles
食料品を買いだめしないと
식료품을 사놓아야 한다.
They stocked up before the storm.
她在暴风雨前囤了货
Ella hizo acopio antes de la tormenta
彼女は嵐の前に買いだめした
그들은 폭풍 전에 물건을 사놓았다.
I stocked up on essentials.
他们储备了必需品
Ellos se aprovisionaron de lo esencial
彼らは必需品を備蓄した
필수품을 비축해 두었다.

语境: shopping, preparation

语气: practical

Stock up on supplies
囤货，储备，备货
Abastecerse, hacer acopio, aprovisionarse
買いだめする、備蓄する、ストックする
물품을 비축하다

From filling stock or inventory.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal