"stockpiling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 囤積
• 儲備

Definition

囤積是指收集並儲存大量物品，通常是物資或資源，以便未來或緊急時使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Stockpiling' 通常是正式或中性詞，多用於食物、藥品等物資，特別是在緊急或不確定情況下。過度時可能帶有負面色彩。不要和更負面的 'hoarding' 混淆。

Examples

People started stockpiling water before the hurricane hit.

人們在颶風來襲前開始**囤積**水。

The government is stockpiling vaccines for emergencies.

政府正在為緊急情況**儲備**疫苗。

Farmers are stockpiling grain before the winter.

農民在冬天來臨前**儲存**糧食。

With prices going up, more people are stockpiling everyday items like toilet paper.

隨著價格上漲，越來越多人開始**囤積**日常用品，比如衛生紙。

They've been stockpiling supplies for months, just in case something happens.

他們已經**囤積**了好幾個月的物資，以防萬一。

You don't need to start stockpiling; the store won't run out of food.

你沒必要開始**囤積**；商店不會缺食物。