pile-up
noun /ˈpaɪl ʌp/
/ˈpaɪl ʌp/
- a road accident involving several vehicles crashing into each other
连环车祸；连续撞车 - Three people died in a multiple pile-up in freezing fog.
有三人死于冻雾引起的连环车祸中。 - A young man died in a pile-up on the M1 last night.
昨晚一个年轻人在M1 公路发生的连环撞车事故中丧生。 - a multiple pile-up involving a minibus and five cars
包括1 辆中巴和5 辆轿车的连环撞车事故
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- multi-car
- multiple
- massive
- …
- cause
- in a/the pile-up
- Three people died in a multiple pile-up in freezing fog.