stack

積み重ね、山

似た物を上に重ねてできたまとまり。

やさしい英語で： A group of similar things placed one on top of another.

• Put the plates in a stack.
• He carried two stacks of books.
• Is that stack of boxes yours?

使い方： a stack of something (A stack of papers covered her desk.)

類義語： pile

よく使う表現： stack of books, stack of plates, neat stack

大量、たくさん

何かがとても多くあること。

やさしい英語で： A large amount of something.

• That car cost a stack of money.
• I've got stacks of work to finish.
• She earned a stack of cash last month.

使い方： a stack of something (They spent a stack of money on the wedding.)

類義語： a lot, loads, a great deal

よく使う表現： stack of money, stack of work, stack of cash

コールスタック、スタック

実行中の関数の一時データを保存し、最後に入れたデータから取り出す領域。

やさしい英語で： An area of computer memory holding temporary data for running functions, with the newest data removed first.

• The function stores its return address on the stack.
• Too many nested calls can cause a stack overflow.
• The debugger showed the current call stack.

類義語： call stack

よく使う表現： call stack, stack pointer, stack overflow

積み重ねる、積む

物を上に重ねて山を作る。

やさしい英語で： To put things one on top of another in a pile.

• Stack the plates here.
• We stacked the boxes beside the door.
• Can these chairs be stacked?

使い方： stack something on something (She stacked the bowls on the shelf.)

類義語： pile, pile up

反対語： unstack

よく使う表現： stack the boxes, stack something up, stack the plates, stack the chairs

不正に操作する、有利に仕組む

一方が有利になるよう、集団や状況を不公平に仕組む。

やさしい英語で： To arrange a group or situation unfairly so that one side has an advantage.

• They stacked the jury with loyal supporters.
• The odds are stacked against small businesses.
• Did the chair stack the committee in her favor?

使い方： stack something with someone (They stacked the committee with their supporters.); be stacked against someone (The odds were stacked against us.); stack something in someone's favor (The rules stack the odds in the owner's favor.)

類義語： rig, fix

よく使う表現： stack the deck, stack a committee, stack the odds