pile
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. 堆
...a pile of sand. …一堆沙子。
...a little pile of crumbs. …一小堆面包屑。
2. N-COUNT A pile of things is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so that each thing is on top of the one below. 叠
...a pile of boxes. …一叠盒子。
We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books. 我们坐在萨姆的书房里,在一叠叠的书中间。
3. V-T If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile. 堆放
He was piling clothes into the suitcase. 他正把衣服叠放到手提箱中去。
4. V-T If something is piled with things, it is covered or filled with piles of things. 堆满[usu passive]
Tables were piled high with local produce. 桌子上高高地堆满了土特产。
5. V-I If a group of people pile into or out of a vehicle, they all get into it or out of it in a disorganized way. 涌入/出
They all piled into Jerry's car. 他们都挤进了杰里的车里。
6. N-COUNT Piles are wooden, concrete, or metal posts that are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Piles are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood. 地桩
...settlements of wooden houses, set on piles along the shore. …沿岸而建的吊脚木屋居民区。
7. V to drive (piles) into the ground 将(地桩)打进地里
8. N-PLURAL Piles is an informal word meaning haemorrhoids. 痔疮
9. N-SING The pile of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet is its soft surface. It consists of a lot of little threads standing on end. 绒面
...the carpet's thick pile. …地毯厚厚的绒面。
10. PHRASE Someone who is at the bottom of the pile is low down in society or low down in an organization. Someone who is at the top of the pile is high up in society or high up in an organization. 处于...的下层或上层[非正式]
These workers are fed up with being at the bottom of the pile when it comes to pay. 这些工人受够了收入水平处于底层的苦恼。
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pile /paɪl/ (piling,piled,piles)
剑桥词典
- He had a pile of papers on his desk .
- Put those clothes in a pile for washing .
- I have a pile of mending to do.
- He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile.
- There's an enormous pile of washing-up in the sink .
pile noun (AMOUNT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]objects positioned one on top of another
摞;垛;堆
a pile of books 一摞书
a pile of dirty clothes 一大堆脏衣服
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a mass of something that has been placed somewhere
一堆
a large pile of sand 一大堆沙子
a pile of sth/piles of sth
informal
a lot of something
一大堆,许多
I've got piles/a pile of things to do today. 我今天有一大堆事情要做。
例句
pile noun (COLUMN)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a strong column or post of wood , metal , or concrete that is pushed into the ground to help support a building
(建筑物的)柱,桩
pile noun (SURFACE)
[ 单数名词 ]the soft surface made by the ends of many short threads on a carpet or on cloth such as velvet
(地毯或天鹅绒等布料的)绒面
a luxurious deep -pile carpet 豪华的长毛地毯
pile noun (BUILDING)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] mainly humorousa large building
高大建筑物,大厦
They've got a great big Victorian pile somewhere out in the country . 他们在乡下的某个地方有一座雄伟的维多利亚式的房子。
pile noun (MEDICAL)
piles [ 名词的复数形式 ] informal→ haemorrhoids
痔,痔疮