pile
[paɪl] noun
AMOUNT 数量
IMPROVER countable
■objects positioned one on top of another 叠；垛；堆•a large pile of sand一大堆沙 •a pile of books一叠书 •a pile of dirty clothes一大堆脏衣服 •informal I've got piles/a pile (= a lot) of things to do today.我今天有一大堆事情要做。
[paɪl] noun
COLUMN 支柱
countable
■a strong column or post of wood, steel or concrete which is pushed into the ground to help support a building （建筑物的）柱，桩
[paɪl] noun
SURFACE 表面
only singular
■the soft surface made by the ends of many short threads on a carpet or on cloth such as velvet （地毯或天鹅绒等布料的）绒面•a luxurious deep -pile carpet华丽的长毛地毯
[paɪl] noun
BUILDING 建筑物
countable mainly humorous
■a large building 宏伟建筑物，大厦•They've got a great big Victorian pile somewhere out in the country.他们在乡下的某个地方有一幢宏伟的维多利亚式房子。
[paɪl] noun
MEDICAL 医学的
piles [plural] informal
■haemorrhoids 痔，痔疮
[paɪl] noun
make a pile informal
■to earn a large amount of money 赚很多钱，发财•He made a pile selling computers and retired by the time he was forty.他卖电脑发了财，40岁的时候就退休了。
[paɪl] verb
AMOUNT 数量
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive [+ adv/prep] (also pile up)
■to arrange objects into a pile 把…堆积（或堆叠）起来•We piled plenty of logs up next to the fire.我们在炉火旁堆了很多木柴。 •Please pile your homework books neatly on the table as you leave.离开时请把你们的作业本整齐地叠放在桌子上。 •Her plate was piled (high) with salad.她的盘子里盛满了沙拉。 •Snow had piled up against the walls.雪在墙脚堆积起来。
[paɪl] verb
MOVE 移动
intransitive usually + adverb or preposition informal
■(of a group of people) to move together, especially in an uncontrolled way （人群）拥，挤，蜂拥•As soon as the train stopped, they all piled in/out.火车一停下，他们就挤了进去／出来。
[paɪl] verb
pile it high and sell it cheap mainly UK saying
■said when a shop sells large amounts of a product at cheap prices 薄利多销
[paɪl] verb
pile it on informal
■to say too much, especially giving too much emphasis 过多地谈论；（尤指）夸张，言过其实•You're really piling it on with the compliments tonight, Gareth, aren't you!你今晚的确恭维过头了，不是吗，加雷思？
[paɪl] verb
pile on the agony UK informal
■to enjoy emphasizing how bad a situation is 大肆渲染不好的情况；过分夸大糟糕的情形•Okay, I'll give you some money - just stop piling on the agony.好吧，我给你些钱——用不着说得那么可怜。
[paɪl] verb
Phrasal Verbs pile (sth) up
FORM A PILE
[M]
■to form a pile, or to put a lot of things into a pile 成为一堆；把…堆积起来
INCREASE
■(of something bad) to increase 使（不好的事物）增加，使累积•Unpaid bills began to pile up alarmingly.未支付的帐单越积越多，数目惊人。 •They piled up such a huge debt that they soon went bankrupt.他们债台高筑，很快就破产了。 |