pile
n
heavy column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for a bridge, etc (橋梁等的)樁.
pile n
1 number of things lying one upon another 堆; 摞; 疊
a pile of books, laundry, wood 一堆書、 洗的衣物、 木頭
The rubbish was left in a pile on the floor. 地板上堆著垃圾.
2 (often pl 常作復數) ~ of sth (infml 口) a lot of sth 一大堆; 一大批; 一大團; 大量
a pile of work to do 要做的大量工作* The children eat piles of butter on their bread. 孩子們吃面包愛多抹黃油.
The engine seems to need piles of oil. 這種發動機似乎需要很多油.
3 (fml or joc 文或謔) large impressive building or group of buildings 高大的建筑物.
4 (also `funeral pile) = pyre.
5 dry battery for making electric current 乾電池.
6 (also atomic `pile) nuclear reactor 核反應堆.
7 (idm 習語) make a `pile (infml 口) earn a lot of money 賺大錢; 發財
I bet they are making a pile out of the deal. 我肯定他們這筆生意一定賺大錢. make one's `pile (infml 口) make enough money to live on for the rest of one's life; make one's fortune (為以後的生活)掙夠錢; 發財
He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地產生意興隆期間他發了大財.
pile v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) put (things) one on top of the other; form a pile of (things) 堆疊、 堆積、 堆放或堆起(東西)
pile the books into a stack 把書堆成一摞
pile (up) the logs outside the door 把木頭碼在門外
pile the books up 把書摞起來
pile up the old furniture in the shed 把舊家具堆放到棚子里.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ A on(to) B/~ B with A put sth on sth in a pile; load sth with sth 將某物堆在某物上; 將某物放到某處
pile papers on the table 把報紙堆放在桌子上
pile the table with papers 桌子上堆著報紙
pile plenty of coal onto the fire 往火上加很多煤
a table piled high with dishes 桌子上高高地摞著碟子.
3 (idm 習語) pile it `on (infml 口) exaggerate 夸張; 夸大
It's probably not as bad as she says she does tend to pile it on. 大概不像她說的那麼糟--她確實有意夸大事實. pile on the `agony (infml 口) treat an unpleasant situation as if it was worse than it really is (and enjoy doing so) (欣欣然)夸大壞的情況
The situation is frightful, but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it. 情況很可怕, 可是還一個勁兒地議論讓人覺得更可怕.
4 (phr v) pile into sth/out of sth; pile in/out enter/leave sth in a disorderly way 一窩蜂地進入[離開]某處
The taxi arrived and we all piled in. 計程車一到, 我們一擁而上.* The children piled noisily into the bus. 孩子們鬧哄哄地擠上了公共汽車.
The police were waiting for the hooligans as they piled out of the train. 那些流氓從火車上紛紛下來, 警察早已在那兒等著他們了. pile up
(a) increase in quantity; accumulate 增多; 積累
Evidence was piling up against them. 不利於他們的證據越來越多.
Her debts are piling up and she has no money to pay them. 她債臺日高已無力償還.
(b) (of a number of vehicles) crash into each other, esp with each car hitting the one in front (指若干輛車)互相碰撞, (尤指)連環碰撞.
pile n [U]
soft surface, eg of velvet or of certain carpets, formed from cut or uncut loops of fibre 絨面, 絨頭(如織物或地毯的)
the thick pile of a luxurious bath towel 華麗浴巾的厚絨面
[attrib 作定語]
a deep pile carpet 厚絨地毯. Cf 參看 nap2.
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在旗幟(p)下面的文件(file) 堆積如山
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*[pail]n. 堆, 大堆, 大廈, 建筑群, 電池, 大量, 橋樁, 軟毛, 痔瘡vi. 堆起, 堆積, 積累, 擠, 猛烈攻擊vt. 堆于, 累積, 堆疊, 打樁于, 用樁支撐【醫】 堆, 痔相關詞組: pile it on pile up
?? 醫學釋義
①痔 ②堆,大量
?? 同詞根單詞
pipen. 管子;煙斗;管樂器;(管風琴的)音管;
vt. 以管輸送;用管樂器演奏;尖聲唱;
vi. 吹奏管樂器;尖叫;尖聲地說(或唱),尖聲啼鳴;[航海] 吹長哨;