heap

noun

/hiːp/

Idioms

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
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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
[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。
(informal, humorous) a car that is old and in bad condition破旧的汽车；老爷车

词源Old English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.

Idioms

at the top/bottom of the heap

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

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.

(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。

verb

/hiːp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they heap	/hiːp/ /hiːp/
he / she / it heaps	/hiːps/ /hiːps/
past simple heaped	/hiːpt/ /hiːpt/
past participle heaped	/hiːpt/ /hiːpt/
-ing form heaping	/ˈhiːpɪŋ/ /ˈhiːpɪŋ/

Idioms

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。
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。
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。

词源Old English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.

Idioms

pour/heap scorn on somebody/something

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