to store up provisions (grain and fodder); to accumulate resources for future needs; to make preparations.
为了应对冬季的严寒，农户们开始忙着积草屯粮
To cope with the severe cold of winter, farmers began to busy themselves storing up fodder and grain.
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to store up provisions (grain and fodder); to accumulate resources for future needs; to make preparations.