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| 1 | a large pile of something , especially an untidy pile （尤指凌乱的）一堆 |
| a rubbish heap 垃圾堆 |
| +of The bomb had reduced the building to a heap of rubble. 炸弹把建筑物炸成一堆瓦砾。 |
| be in a heap His clothes were in a crumpled heap on the floor. 他的衣服皱巴巴地堆在地板上。 |
| in heaps The magazines were stacked in heaps on the table. 杂志成堆地叠放在桌上。 |
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| 2 | informal a car that is in very bad condition 破旧的汽车 |
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| - | at the top/bottom of the heap
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| in the highest or lowest position in a society or organization |
| 在社会(或组织)的最高层/最底层 |
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| The project is designed to help people at the bottom of the economic heap. 这个项目是为了帮助那些处于经济最底层的人。 |
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| - | be struck all of a heap BRITISH informal old-fashioned
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| to be suddenly surprised or worried |
| 大吃一惊；大为忧虑 |
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| - | heaps of sth
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| a lot of something |
| （某事物的）许多，大量 |
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| It’ s going to be heaps of fun. 会有许许多多的乐趣。 |
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| - | in a heap
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| if you fall or lie in a heap , you lie without moving after you have fallen |
| (跌倒后或躺着时)一动不动 |
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| She collapsed in a heap on the floor. 她在地上瘫作一团。 |
| Chrissy landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. 克丽茜跌到楼梯底部，一动不动。 |
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