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pile1/pail/ n. & v.●n. 1 a heap of things laid or gathered upon one another 堆，叠 a pile of leaves 一堆树叶 2a a large imposing building 高大的建筑物 a stately pile 一座宏伟的建筑 b a large group of tall buildings 高大的建筑群 3 colloq. [口]a a large quantity 大量 b a large amount of money; a fortune 大量钱财；大批财富 made his pile 他赚了大钱 4a a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to produce an electric current 电池组 b = ATOMIC PILE 5 a funeral pyre 火葬柴堆 ●v. 1 tr.a (often foll. by 常后跟 up, on) heap up 堆叠，堆起 piled the plates on the table 把盘子堆在桌子上 b (foll. by 后跟 with) load 填满，塞满 piled the bed with coats 床上堆满了衣服 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 常后跟 in, into, on, out of, etc.) crowd hurriedly or tightly 挤，拥 all piled into the car 所有的人都挤进了这辆汽车; piled out of the restaurant 从饭店里蜂拥而出 □ pile arms place (usu. four) rifles with their butts on the ground and the muzzles together 叉枪，架枪(通常为四枝) □ pile it on colloq. exaggerate [口]夸大，夸张 □ pile on the agony colloq. exaggerate for effect or to gain sympathy etc. [口] (为博得同情等)过分夸大悲痛 □ pile up 1 accumulate; heap up 积累；堆积 2 colloq. run (a ship) aground or cause (a vehicle etc.) to crash [口] (船)搁浅；(车辆等)撞毁 [Middle English via Old French from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier, mole’] |