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heaps

UK //hiːps//US //hiːps//

词源

源自古英语 'heap',意为堆积或聚集,与德语 'Haufen' 同源。

noun

❶ 指大量或成堆的东西,通常用来形容数量非常多且杂乱堆积的物品或事物。

“There were heaps of clothes on the floor.”

(地板上堆着一大堆衣服。)

“She has heaps of books in her room.”

(她房间里堆满了书。)

同义词:piles, stacks, mounds, loads, tons

adverb

❶ 非正式用法,表示非常或极其,通常用于强调程度或数量。

“I'm heaps better today.”

(我今天感觉好多了。)

“She's heaps more confident now.”

(她现在自信多了。)

同义词:much, a lot, far, way, considerably

常见短语

heaps of — 表示大量的某物,常用于非正式场合,强调数量之多。

“There are heaps of opportunities in this city.”

(这座城市有大量的机会。)