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pile

UK //paɪl//US //paɪl//

词源

源自中古英语 'pile',最初来自拉丁语 'pila'(意为柱子或石堆),后经古法语传入英语。

noun

❶ 指一堆叠放整齐或杂乱的物品,通常数量较多且有一定高度,如书堆、衣物堆等。

“There was a pile of books on the desk.”

(桌上有一堆书。)

“She sorted through the pile of laundry.”

(她整理那堆待洗的衣物。)

❶ 指建筑物中用于支撑地基的桩或柱,通常由木材、混凝土或钢材制成。

“The bridge rests on concrete piles.”

(这座桥建在混凝土桩上。)

“Workers drove piles into the riverbed.”

(工人们将桩打入河床。)

同义词:heap, stack, mound, collection, accumulation

verb

❶ 将物品堆叠或聚集在一起,通常指随意或大量地堆放。

“She piled the dishes in the sink.”

(她把盘子堆在水槽里。)

“Snow piled up against the door.”

(雪在门前堆积起来。)

同义词:stack, heap, accumulate, amass, gather

常见短语

pile up — 指物品逐渐堆积增多,或问题、任务等不断累积,常带有负面含义。

“Work kept piling up while I was on vacation.”

(我度假期间工作不断堆积。)

at the bottom of the pile — 比喻处于被忽视或优先级最低的位置,常用于描述任务、文件或人的处境。

“My application ended up at the bottom of the pile.”

(我的申请被压在一堆文件的最下面。)