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pile

noun
 
🔊/paɪl/
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see also pilesIdioms
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  1.  
     [countable] a number of things that have been placed on top of each other摞；垛；沓
    • pile of something a pile of clothes/paper一堆衣服/纸
    • I found it in a pile of documents on his desk.我在他桌子上的一堆文件中发现了它。
    • in/into a pile The hats were stacked in neat piles.帽子堆整齐地堆着。
    • I've sorted the books into three separate piles.我把书分成三堆。
    Extra Examples
    • He arranged the documents in neat piles.他把文件一摞摞地码得整整齐齐。🔊🔊
    • He was busy behind a pile of papers on his desk.他在桌子上高高堆起的文件后面忙碌着。
    • I grabbed a shirt from the top of the pile.我从一摞衣服的最上面抓起一件衬衣。
    • I leafed through the pile of documents until I found the one I wanted.我快速翻阅那堆文件，直到找到想要的那份。
    • I pulled my diary from beneath a pile of files.我从一堆卷宗下面抽出日记本。
    • I put the letter in the envelope and placed it on the pile.我把信放进信封，然后放在一摞信上面。
    • I sorted the clothes into two piles.我把衣服分成两堆。
    • Just add that application to the pile.就把那份申请加到那一摞里。
    • She closed the magazine and threw it back on the pile.她合上杂志扔回到那堆东西上。
    • The clothes were in a pile on the floor.衣服堆放在地板上。
    • The money lay amid a pile of unopened letters.钱在一堆尚未打开的信中。
    • She was sorting the books into piles.她正在把书堆成一堆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • enormous
    • great
    • …
    verb + pile
    • place something in/​into/​on
    • put something in/​into/​on
    • dump
    • …
    preposition
    • amid a/​the pile
    • behind a/​the pile
    • beneath a/​the pile
    • …
    phrases
    • be reduced to a pile of something
    • the bottom of the pile
    • the top of the pile
    • …
    See full entry
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     [countable] a mass of something that is high in the middle and wider at the bottom than at the top堆；成堆的东西 synonym heap
    • pile of something piles of dirty washing成堆待洗的脏衣物
    • The house was reduced to a pile of rubble.房子化为一堆瓦砾。
    • He threw the remaining stones onto the pile.他把剩下的石头扔到那堆上。
    Extra Examples
    • He was spreading a small pile of manure around the strawberry plants.他正把一小堆肥料撒到草莓植株旁。
    • The body was hidden under a pile of leaves.尸体藏在一堆叶子下。
    • There was a pile of dirty on the floor.地板上有一堆脏东西。
    • He dumped a pile of dirty clothes onto the floor.他把一堆脏衣服倒在地板上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • enormous
    • great
    • …
    verb + pile
    • place something in/​into/​on
    • put something in/​into/​on
    • dump
    • …
    preposition
    • amid a/​the pile
    • behind a/​the pile
    • beneath a/​the pile
    • …
    phrases
    • be reduced to a pile of something
    • the bottom of the pile
    • the top of the pile
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [countable, usually plural] pile of something (informal) a lot of something大量；许多
    • He made a pile of cash on the sale of his house. 他卖掉房子赚了一大笔钱。
    • He walked out leaving a pile of debt behind him.他走了出去，留下了一大笔债务。
    • I have got piles of work to do.我有大量工作要做。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • enormous
    • great
    • …
    verb + pile
    • place something in/​into/​on
    • put something in/​into/​on
    • dump
    • …
    preposition
    • amid a/​the pile
    • behind a/​the pile
    • beneath a/​the pile
    • …
    phrases
    • be reduced to a pile of something
    • the bottom of the pile
    • the top of the pile
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [uncountable, singular] the short threads, pieces of wool, etc. that form the soft surface of carpets and some types of cloth such as velvet绒头；绒毛
    • a deep-pile carpet一块厚绒地毯
    • Corduroy is the poor man’s velvet; its pile is made of cotton rather than silk or satin.灯芯绒是穷人的天鹅绒。它的绒头是棉而不是丝绸或缎子。
  5. [countable] a large wooden, metal or stone post that is fixed into the ground and used to support a building, bridge, etc.桩；桩柱
  6. [countable] (formal or humorous) a large impressive building宏伟建筑物
    • a Victorian pile built as a private hospital维多利亚时代的一堆私人医院
    • her family's ancestral pile她家的祖先堆
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    7. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3, noun sense 6 late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier’. noun sense 5 Old English pīl ‘dart, arrow’, also ‘pointed stake’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijl and German Pfeil, from Latin pilum ‘(heavy) javelin’. noun sense 4 Middle English (in the sense ‘downy feather’): from Latin pilus ‘hair’. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
(at the) bottom/top of the pile
  1. in the least/most important position in a group of people or things处于无足轻重的／举足轻重的地位
    • It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.自从英国选手跻身榜首已经20年了。
    • The government is doing little to help those on the bottom of the social pile.政府几乎没有采取任何措施帮助处于社会底层的人。
make a/your pile
  1. (informal) to make a lot of money赚很多钱
    • The family made its pile from oil.这个家庭是用石油堆成的。
    • I bet they made an absolute pile out of the deal.我敢打赌他们绝对无法达成交易。

pile

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pile
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he / she / it piles
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past simple piled
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past participle piled
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-ing form piling
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     [transitive] to put things one on top of another; to form a pile堆放；摞起；叠放
    • pile something She piled the boxes one on top of the other.她把盒子一个个地摞起来。🔊🔊
    • The clothes were piled high on the chair.衣服在椅子上堆得高高的。🔊🔊
    • pile something up Snow was piled up against the door.积雪封门。🔊🔊
    • We piled the boxes up neatly.我们把盒子整整齐齐地摞起来。
    • pile something + adv./prep. We piled sandbags against the doors.我们把沙袋堆在门上。
    • She was sitting at her desk with books piled around her.她坐在办公桌前，书堆在她周围。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • neatly
    • haphazardly
    • up
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • on
    • onto
    • …
    phrases
    • piled high
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  2.  
     [transitive] to put something on/into something; to load something with something放置；装入
    • pile A with B The sofa was piled high with cushions.沙发上高高地堆着一些垫子。🔊🔊
    • He piled his plate with as much food as he could.他把食物猛往自己盘子里堆。🔊🔊
    • pile B on(to) A He piled as much food as he could onto his plate.他把食物猛往自己盘子里堆。🔊🔊
    • pile B in(to) A She piled everything into her suitcase.她把一应物品装进衣箱。🔊🔊
    see also stockpile
    Extra Examples
    • She piled food onto our plates.她在我们的盘子里放了很多食物。
    • a table piled high with magazines杂志堆积如山的桌子
    • They piled stones on top of the mound.他们把石头堆放在土墩上头。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • neatly
    • haphazardly
    • up
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • on
    • onto
    • …
    phrases
    • piled high
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) (of a number of people许多人) to go somewhere quickly without order or control蜂拥；拥挤
    • The coach finally arrived and we all piled on.长途汽车终于开来了，我们一拥而上。🔊🔊
    • Children were piling out of the school bus.孩子们正从校车里出来。
    • The bell rang and kids started piling into the classroom.钟声响了，孩子们开始挤进教室里。
    4. Word Originverb ,late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier’.
Idioms
pile on the agony/gloom
  1. (especially British English, informal) to make an unpleasant situation worse使雪上加霜；伤口上撒盐
    • Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.老板威胁要削减更多的职位，令情况更加恶化。🔊🔊