stock

在庫、商品

店や会社が販売できるように用意している商品。

やさしい英語で： The goods a shop or business has ready to sell.

• The shop needs more stock.
• We sold most of our stock yesterday.
• Their warehouse holds extra stock for busy periods.

類義語： inventory, goods

よく使う表現： new stock, stock levels, stock for sale, in stock

株、株式

売買できる、会社の所有権の一部を表すもの。

やさしい英語で： A share in a company that you can buy and sell.

• She bought stock in a technology company.
• His stocks fell in value last week.
• Which stock would you sell first?

類義語： share

よく使う表現： buy stock, stock market, stock price

だし、スープストック

肉や骨、野菜を水で煮て作る、スープやソースのもとになる汁。

やさしい英語で： Liquid made by cooking meat, bones, or vegetables in water, used to make soups and sauces.

• Add some chicken stock.
• She made stock from the leftover bones.
• Does this soup contain vegetable stock?

類義語： broth

よく使う表現： chicken stock, vegetable stock, stock cube

現状の見直し

「take stock」で、次の行動を決める前に現状をよく考えること。

やさしい英語で： Used with “take” to mean carefully considering your situation before deciding what to do next.

• Let’s stop and take stock.
• She took stock of her life after moving.
• Have you taken stock of the situation?

使い方： take stock of something (We need to take stock of our progress.)

よく使う表現： take stock, take stock of

取り扱う、在庫を置く

店が客に売れるように商品を置いておくこと。

やさしい英語で： If a shop does this with a product, it keeps that product available for customers to buy.

• We stock fresh bread.
• That shop never stocked my size.
• Do you stock this brand of coffee?

類義語： carry, sell

よく使う表現： stock a product, stock fresh bread, stock several brands

買いだめする、備蓄する

後で足りなくならないように、品物を多めに用意すること。

やさしい英語で： To get a large supply of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up.
• She stocked up on soap during the sale.
• Are you stocking up for winter?

使い方： stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (They stocked up for the winter.)

類義語： lay in, store up

よく使う表現： stock up, stock up on, stock up for

補充する、備える

必要な品物をある場所にそろえて入れること。

やさしい英語で： To fill a place with the supplies that are needed.

• Please stock the shelves.
• She stocked the fridge with fruit.
• They are stocking the shelter with blankets.

使い方： stock something with something (We stocked the cupboard with canned food.)

類義語： supply, fill

反対語： empty

よく使う表現： stock the fridge, stock the shelves, stock with something

純正の、標準の

特別な変更や追加機能のない、通常の仕様の。

やさしい英語で： Made in the usual standard form, without special changes or extra features.

• The car has a stock engine.
• We replaced the stock wheels with larger ones.
• Is this camera still in stock condition?

類義語： standard, unmodified

反対語： modified

よく使う表現： stock engine, stock parts, stock car