pile
noun
verb
paɪl
noun
1
ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS
物品的归置
a
group
of
several
things
of
the
same
type
that
are
put
on
top
of
each
other
堆，叠，摞;
C
[+
of
]
His
mother
came
in
carrying
a
pile
of
ironing
in
her
arms.
他的母亲手里抱着一叠熨好的衣物进来了。
Flora
shuffled
through
a
pile
of
magazines.
弗洛拉胡乱地翻看一摞杂志。
put
sth
in/into
a
pile
She
tidied
up
the
books
and
put
them
in
neat
piles
.
她把书本整理好，并把它们整齐地码成摞。
He
balanced
the
plate
on
the
top
of
a
pile
of
books.
他把盘子在一摞书上放稳。
2
LARGE AMOUNT
大量
a
large
amount
of
something
arranged
in
a
shape
that
looks
like
a
small
hill
一大堆
C
[+
of
]
piles
of
melting
snow
一堆堆正在融化的雪
All
that
remained
of
the
old
house
was
a
pile
of
rubble.
那所老房子遗留下的只有一堆瓦砾。
Sophie
stooped
to
throw
another
branch
on
the
pile.
索菲弯腰往柴火堆上又扔了一根树枝。
He
began
to
sweep
the
pieces
of
glass
into
a
pile
.
他动手把碎玻璃片扫成一堆。
3
a pile of sth also piles of sth
又作
a
lot
of
something
一大堆某物，大量某物
informal
We’ve
had
piles
of
letters
from
viewers.
我们收到了大量的观众来信。
another
pile
of
directives
from
the
EU
又一堆来自欧盟的指示
4
the bottom of the pile
the
weakest
or
least
important
position
in
a
society
or
organization
[英] 处于社会 （组织 ）的底层
BrE
I
soon
discovered
I
was
at
the
bottom
of
the
pile
in
the
office
hierarchy.
我很快发现自己在办公室里处于最底层。
She
always
puts
her
own
needs
to
the
bottom
of
the
pile.
她总是最后考虑自己的需求。
5
the top of the pile
the
best
or
highest
position
in
a
society
or
organization
[英] 处于社会 （组织 ）的高层
BrE
It’s
been
20
years
since
a
British
tennis
player
was
at
the
top
of
the
pile.
英国的网球运动员已经有 20 年没有位居榜首了。
6
HOUSE
房屋
a
very
large
old
house
高大的旧建筑
C
They’ve
just
bought
an
18th-century
pile
in
Surrey.
他们刚刚在萨里郡买了一所 18 世纪的大房子。
7
MATERIAL
材料
the
soft
surface
of
short
threads
on
a
CARPET
or
some
types
of
cloth
〔地毯或某些布料上的〕绒面
C,U
thick/deep
pile
Her
feet
sank
into
the
thick
pile
of
the
rug.
她的双脚陷入了厚厚的绒毯中。
a
deep
pile
carpet
厚绒地毯
8
POST
柱，桩
a
heavy
wooden,
stone,
or
metal
post,
used
to
support
something
heavy
[术语] 柱，桩
C | technical
9
make a/your pile
to
make
a
lot
of
money
[非正式] 赚很多钱，发财
informal
He
had
made
his
pile
in
the
wholesale
business.
他做批发生意赚了大钱。
10
piles
10.
painfully
swollen
BLOOD
VESSELS
near
a
person’s
ANUS
痔（疮）
plural 复数
verb
11
to
fill
a
place
or
container
or
cover
a
surface
with
a
large
amount
of
things
堆放; 摞起
always + adv/prep
pile
sth
into/onto
etc
sth
He
piled
bread
and
milk
into
his
basket.
他把面包和牛奶往篮子里堆。
Melissa
piled
spaghetti
onto
her
plate.
梅利莎一个劲往盘子里堆意大利面。
be
piled
with
sth
a
chair
piled
with
velvet
cushions
堆满了天鹅绒靠垫的椅子
The
room
was
piled
high
with
boxes
(=filled
with
a
lot
of
boxes)
.
房间里高高地堆着一些箱子。
12
pile up
also
又作
to
arrange
things
in
a
pile
把…堆积 （堆叠 ）起来
Ma
stacked
the
cups
and
piled
the
plates.
妈妈把杯盘堆叠起来。
pile
sth
on/onto
sth
She
brushed
her
hair
and
piled
it
carefully
on
top
of
her
head.
她梳好头发，仔细地把它盘在头顶上。
13
if
people
pile
in,
they
get
into
a
vehicle
very
quickly
拥进，挤进，蜂拥进入
Pierre
came
to
pick
them
up,
and
they
all
piled
in.
皮埃尔开车来接他们，他们一拥而上。
14
pile it on/pile on the drama
to
talk
about
something
in
a
way
that
makes
it
seem
much
worse
than
it
really
is
夸张; 夸大其词;
I
know
I’m
piling
it
on
a
bit,
but
there
is
a
serious
point
to
be
made.
我知道我有点夸张了，不过有一点很重要我要提一提。
15
pile on the pressure/agony
to
show
that
you
are
much
better
than
your
opponent
in
a
game
施加强大的压力/盛气凌人
England
piled
on
the
pressure
from
the
start.
英格兰队从一开始就显得咄咄逼人。
16
pile on the pounds
to
gain
a
lot
of
body
weight
体重剧增 （猛增 ）
She
slimmed
down
a
couple
of
years
ago
but
has
piled
on
the
pounds
again.
几年前她瘦下来过，不过现在体重又增加了不少。
17
if
people
pile
out,
they
leave
a
place
or
get
out
of
a
vehicle
quickly
and
in
a
disorganized
way
挤出，蜂拥而出
Edward
parked
by
the
river
and
we
all
piled
out.
爱德华把车停在河边，我们一哄而下。
18
to
increase
in
quantity
or
amount,
in
a
way
that
is
difficult
to
manage
（使）堆积，（使）积累
It
wasn’t
long
before
the
debts
were
piling
up.
没多久就债台高筑了。
The
traffic
starts
piling
up
around
this
time.
差不多这个时候交通就开始拥堵了。
The
work
has
a
tendency
to
pile
up
if
I’m
not
careful.
我一不注意工作就会积压起来。
19
pile sth up
↔
to
arrange
things
in
a
pile
〔将某物〕堆积起来
tiny
doughnuts
piled
up
in
a
dish
堆放在盘子里的小甜甜圈