1 N-COUNT （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. （上窄下宽的）堆
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...a pile of sand. [+ of]
一堆沙子
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...a little pile of crumbs.
一小堆面包屑
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The leaves had been swept into huge piles.
树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。
2 N-COUNT （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. （一个压着一个摆放整齐的）叠，摞
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...a pile of boxes. [+ of]
一叠盒子
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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。
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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 堆放；堆积；叠架 If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile. 堆放；堆积；叠架
SYN load, stuff, pack, stack
4 VERB [usually passive] 成堆地盖住（或装满） If something is piled with things, it is covered or filled with piles of things. 成堆地盖住（或装满）
5 QUANT 一大堆；大量 If you talk about a pile of something or piles of something, you mean a large amount of it. 一大堆；大量 [informal]
6 VERB 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. 拥进/拥出；挤进/挤出
SYN crowd, pack, charge, rush
7 N-COUNT （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. （尤指富人或要人居住的）高大宏伟的建筑物
SYN mansion, building, residence, manor
8 N-COUNT [usually plural] （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. （房屋和桥梁的）桩，桩柱
SYN foundation, support, post, column
9 N-PLURAL 痔疮 Piles are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside a person's anus. 痔疮
10 N-SING （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. （地毯或织物的）绒面，绒毛，绒头
SYN nap, fibre, down, hair
11 PHRASE 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. 处于（社会或某组织的）下层/上层 [informal]
| Thesaurus | pile Also look up: |
| N. | accumulation, build-up, collection, heap, quantity, stack 1 2 |
| VERB. | assemble, collect, heap, stack 3 |
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