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pile n.堆,大堆,高大建筑,[美口]大量钱财,[美][核]反应堆,[电]电池组 vi.堆起,堆积,积累,挤 vt.堆于,累积,堆叠,打桩于,用桩支撑 Pile can be used as a noun or a verb. If you pile rocks on top of each other, you will eventually have a...pile of rocks. Unlike the word stack, pile implies that your heap of stuff is fairly messy. It can also mean cram. When eight people pile into a car with only five seats, they’re likely to be pretty much squashed. ★★★☆☆ 2014.2

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[pail] A pile is a heap of stuff that keeps accumulating, like the dirty laundry in the back of your closet, or Uncle Scrooge’s money. The best lawyers made skyscrapers—full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（上窄下宽的）堆 A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides.   [usu N of n]...a pile of sand...一堆沙子...a little pile of crumbs...一小堆面包屑The leaves had been swept into huge piles.树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（一个压着一个摆放整齐的）叠，摞 A pile of things is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so that each thing is on top of the one below.   [usu N of n]...a pile of boxes...一叠盒子We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books...我们坐在萨姆的书房里，身边是一堆一堆的书。The clothes were folded in a neat pile.衣服叠放成整齐的一摞。Usage Note :A pile of things can be tidy or untidy. …a neat pile of clothes. A heap is usually untidy, and often has the shape of a hill or mound. Now, the house is a heap of rubble. A stack is usually tidy, and often consists of flat objects placed directly on top of each other. …a neat stack of dishes. pile既可指整齐的一叠，也可指杂乱的一堆：a neat pile of clothes（整齐的一叠衣服）。heap 通常指杂乱的、常呈小山或土墩状的一堆：Now, the house is a heap of rubble（现在，房子成了一堆瓦砾）。stack通常指整齐的、常是扁平物体叠放在一起的一摞：a neat stack of dishes（整齐的一摞盘子）。3[VERB 动词]堆放；堆积；叠架 If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile.   [V n adv/prep]He was piling clothes into the  suitcase...他在把衣服一件件叠放进手提箱中。A few newspapers and magazines were piled on a table.几份报纸和杂志堆在桌上。4[VERB 动词]成堆地盖住（或装满） If something is piled with things, it is covered or filled with piles of things.   [be V-ed with n]  [usu passive]Tables were piled high with local produce.桌上高高堆放着当地的农产品。...trucks piled with luggage.塞满成堆行李的卡车5[QUANT 数量词]一大堆；大量 If you talk about a pile of something or piles of something, you mean a large amount of it.   [QUANT of pl-n/n-uncount]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you.我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。...a whole pile of disasters.灾难迭至6[VERB 动词]拥进/拥出；挤进/挤出 If a group of people pile into or out of a vehicle, they all get into it or out of it in a disorganized way.   [V into/out of n]  [V in/out]They all piled into Jerrold's car...他们一窝蜂地挤进杰罗尔德的车里。A fleet of police cars suddenly arrived. Dozens of officers piled out.突然开来一队警车，数十个警察一拥而出。7[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指富人或要人居住的）高大宏伟的建筑物 You can refer to a large impressive building as a pile, especially when it is the home of a rich important person. ...some stately pile in the country.乡下某座恢宏气派的建筑8[N-COUNT 可数名词]（房屋和桥梁的）桩，桩柱 Piles are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Piles are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood.   [usu pl]...settlements of wooden houses, set on piles along the shore.建在沿岸桩柱上的木制房屋居住区9[N-PLURAL 复数名词]痔疮 Piles are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside a person's anus. 10[N-SING 单数名词]（地毯或织物的）绒面，绒毛，绒头 The pile of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet is its soft surface. It consists of a lot of little threads standing on end. ...the carpet's thick pile.地毯的厚绒11[PHRASE 短语]处于（社会或某组织的）下层/上层 Someone who is at the bottom of the pile is low down in society or low down in an organization. Someone who is at the top of the pile is high up in society or high up in an organization.   [oft v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]相关词组：pile up

英语单词	pile
英美音标	[pail]
中文释义	n.堆,大堆,高大建筑,[美口]大量钱财,[美][核]反应堆,[电]电池组 vi.堆起,堆积,积累,挤 vt.堆于,累积,堆叠,打桩于,用桩支撑
vocab简明	A pile is a heap of stuff that keeps accumulating, like the dirty laundry in the back of your closet, or Uncle Scrooge’s money.
vocab扩展	Pile can be used as a noun or a verb. If you pile rocks on top of each other, you will eventually have a...pile of rocks. Unlike the word stack, pile implies that your heap of stuff is fairly messy. It can also mean cram. When eight people pile into a car with only five seats, they’re likely to be pretty much squashed.
真题原句	The best lawyers made skyscrapers—full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（上窄下宽的）堆 A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. [usu N of n] ...a pile of sand... 一堆沙子 ...a little pile of crumbs... 一小堆面包屑 The leaves had been swept into huge piles. 树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（一个压着一个摆放整齐的）叠，摞 A pile of things is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so that each thing is on top of the one below. [usu N of n] ...a pile of boxes... 一叠盒子 We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books... 我们坐在萨姆的书房里，身边是一堆一堆的书。 The clothes were folded in a neat pile. 衣服叠放成整齐的一摞。 Usage Note : A pile of things can be tidy or untidy. …a neat pile of clothes. A heap is usually untidy, and often has the shape of a hill or mound. Now, the house is a heap of rubble. A stack is usually tidy, and often consists of flat objects placed directly on top of each other. …a neat stack of dishes. pile既可指整齐的一叠，也可指杂乱的一堆：a neat pile of clothes（整齐的一叠衣服）。heap 通常指杂乱的、常呈小山或土墩状的一堆：Now, the house is a heap of rubble（现在，房子成了一堆瓦砾）。stack通常指整齐的、常是扁平物体叠放在一起的一摞：a neat stack of dishes（整齐的一摞盘子）。 3 [VERB 动词]堆放；堆积；叠架 If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile. [V n adv/prep] He was piling clothes into the suitcase... 他在把衣服一件件叠放进手提箱中。 A few newspapers and magazines were piled on a table. 几份报纸和杂志堆在桌上。 4 [VERB 动词]成堆地盖住（或装满） If something is piled with things, it is covered or filled with piles of things. [be V-ed with n] [usu passive] Tables were piled high with local produce. 桌上高高堆放着当地的农产品。 ...trucks piled with luggage. 塞满成堆行李的卡车 5 [QUANT 数量词]一大堆；大量 If you talk about a pile of something or piles of something, you mean a large amount of it. [QUANT of pl-n/n-uncount] [INFORMAL 非正式] I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you. 我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。 ...a whole pile of disasters. 灾难迭至 6 [VERB 动词]拥进/拥出；挤进/挤出 If a group of people pile into or out of a vehicle, they all get into it or out of it in a disorganized way. [V into/out of n] [V in/out] They all piled into Jerrold's car... 他们一窝蜂地挤进杰罗尔德的车里。 A fleet of police cars suddenly arrived. Dozens of officers piled out. 突然开来一队警车，数十个警察一拥而出。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指富人或要人居住的）高大宏伟的建筑物 You can refer to a large impressive building as a pile, especially when it is the home of a rich important person. ...some stately pile in the country. 乡下某座恢宏气派的建筑 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（房屋和桥梁的）桩，桩柱 Piles are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Piles are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood. [usu pl] ...settlements of wooden houses, set on piles along the shore. 建在沿岸桩柱上的木制房屋居住区 9 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]痔疮 Piles are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside a person's anus. 10 [N-SING 单数名词]（地毯或织物的）绒面，绒毛，绒头 The pile of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet is its soft surface. It consists of a lot of little threads standing on end. ...the carpet's thick pile. 地毯的厚绒 11 [PHRASE 短语]处于（社会或某组织的）下层/上层 Someone who is at the bottom of the pile is low down in society or low down in an organization. Someone who is at the top of the pile is high up in society or high up in an organization. [oft v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] 相关词组： pile up
来源	2014.2

Pile Heap Things Neat D Top Stack N Count