pile

noun

/paɪl/

see also pilesIdioms

[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找到了它。
- in/into a pile The hats were stacked in neat piles.帽子整齐地堆放在一起。
- I've sorted the books into three separate piles.我把这些书分成了三堆。
- 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.她正在把书分类堆放。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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
- …
[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.他把剩下的石头扔进了堆里。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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
- …
[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，留下了一堆债务。
- I have got piles of work to do.我有大量工作要做。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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
- …
[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；它的绒毛是由棉花而不是丝绸或缎子制成的。
[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
[countable] (formal or humorous) a large impressive building宏伟建筑物
- a Victorian pile built as a private hospital作为私人医院建造的维多利亚时代建筑
- her family's ancestral pile她家族的祖传遗产
Topics Houses and homesc2

词源noun 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

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.20年前，一名英国球员就已经登顶了。
- 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

(informal) to make a lot of money赚很多钱
- The family made its pile from oil.这家人靠石油发家致富。
- I bet they made an absolute pile out of the deal.我打赌他们在这笔交易中赚了一大笔钱。

pile

verb

/paɪl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pile	/paɪl/ /paɪl/
he / she / it piles	/paɪlz/ /paɪlz/
past simple piled	/paɪld/ /paɪld/
past participle piled	/paɪld/ /paɪld/
-ing form piling	/ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[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.我们把沙袋堆在门边。
- She was sitting at her desk with books piled around her.她坐在书桌旁，周围堆满了书。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- neatly
- haphazardly
- up
- …
preposition
- against
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- piled high
[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
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- neatly
- haphazardly
- up
- …
preposition
- against
- on
- onto
- …
phrases
- piled high
[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.孩子们从校车上蜂拥而出。
- The bell rang and kids started piling into the classroom.铃声响了，孩子们开始涌入教室。

词源verb ,late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier’.

Idioms

pile on the agony/gloom

(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。