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heap

noun
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Idioms
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  1. an untidy pile of something（凌乱的）一堆
    • heap (of something) The building was reduced to a heap of rubble.大楼变成了一堆废墟。🔊🔊
    • a compost heap一堆堆肥
    • in a heap His clothes lay in a heap on the floor.他的衣服堆在地板上。🔊🔊
    • in heaps Worn-out car tyres were stacked in heaps.汽车废轮胎散乱地堆放着。🔊🔊
    see also compost heap, scrapheap, slag heap
    Extra Examples
    • Papers were piled in great heaps on the desk.文件在办公桌上堆积如山。
    • colliery spoil heaps煤矿弃土堆
    • The lava piles up into massive heaps.熔岩堆积成大堆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • great
    • large
    • …
    verb + heap
    • be piled in
    • collapse in
    • fall down in
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the heap
    • on a/​the heap
    • onto a/​the heap
    • …
    phrases
    • the bottom of the heap
    • the top of the heap
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  2. [usually plural] heap (of something) (informal) a lot of something许多；大量
    • There's heaps of time before the plane leaves.离飞机起飞还有很多时间。🔊🔊
    • (North American English) I've got a heap of things to do.我有一大堆事情要做。🔊🔊
  3. (informal, humorous) a car that is old and in bad condition破旧的汽车；老爷车
    4. Word OriginOld English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.
Idioms
at the top/bottom of the heap
  1. high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society在（机构或社会的）顶层／底层
    • These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.这些工人处在经济结构的底层。🔊🔊
collapse, fall, etc. in a heap
  1. to fall down heavily and not move重重地倒下（不能动）
    • He collapsed in a heap on the floor.他瘫倒在地，蜷作一团。
heaps better, more, older, etc.
  1. (British English, informal) a lot better, etc.好（或多、老等）得多
    • Help yourself—there's heaps more.请随便取用，还多着呢。🔊🔊
    • He looks heaps better than when I last saw him.他看上去比我上回见他时好多了。🔊🔊

heap

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they heap
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he / she / it heaps
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past simple heaped
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past participle heaped
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-ing form heaping
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Idioms
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  1. heap something (up) to put things in an untidy pile堆积（东西）；堆置
    • Rocks were heaped up on the side of the road.路边堆积着石头。🔊🔊
    • She looked at the vegetables heaped on the table.她看着桌子上堆积的蔬菜。
  2. to put a lot of something in a pile on something在…上放很多（东西）
    • heap A on B She heaped food on my plate.她往我的盘子里放了很多食物。🔊🔊
    • heap B with A She heaped my plate with food.她往我的盘子里放了很多食物。🔊🔊
  3. to give a lot of something such as praise or criticism to somebody对（某人）大加赞扬（或批评等）
    • heap A on B He heaped praise on his team.他高度赞扬了他的队。🔊🔊
    • heap B with A He heaped his team with praise.他高度赞扬了他的队。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.
Idioms
pour/heap scorn on somebody/something
  1. to speak about somebody/something in a way that shows that you do not respect them or have a good opinion of them嗤之以鼻；不屑一顾
    • Opposition politicians poured scorn on the proposals.反对派政界人士对这些提议嗤之以鼻。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2