| 单词 | pile |
| 释义 | pile (paɪl ) Word forms: piles , piling , piled 1. countable noun B1 A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. ...a pile of sand. [+ of] ...a little pile of crumbs. The leaves had been swept into huge piles. 2. countable noun B1 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. ...a pile of boxes. [+ of] We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books. The clothes were folded in a neat pile. 3. verb If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile. He was piling clothes into the suitcase. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] A few newspapers and magazines were piled on a table. [be VERB-ed adverb/preposition] Synonyms: load, stuff, pack, stack 4. verb [usually passive] If something is piled with things, it is covered or filled with piles of things. Tables were piled high with local produce. [be VERB-ed + with] ...trucks piled with luggage. [be V-ed with n] 5. quantifier B2 If you talk about a pile of something or piles of something, you mean a large amount of it. [informal] I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you. ...a whole pile of disasters. 6. verb 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. They all piled into Jerrold's car. [V + into/out of] A fleet of police cars suddenly arrived. Dozens of officers piled out. [V in/out] Synonyms: crowd, pack, charge, rush 7. countable noun 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. Synonyms: mansion, building, residence, manor 8. countable noun [usually plural] 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. ...settlements of wooden houses, set on piles along the shore. Synonyms: foundation, support, post, column 9. plural noun Piles are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside a person's anus. 10. singular noun 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. Synonyms: nap, fibre, down, hair 11. be at the bottom of the pile, be at the top of the pile phrase 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. [informal] Phrasal verbs: pile on 1. ergative phrasal verb If you pile on something or if it piles on, it is added in large amounts. Do you worry that you might pile on the pounds again? [VERB PARTICLE noun] I had a big appetite and, throughout my teens, the weight piled on. [VERB PARTICLE] As the pressure piles on, his behaviour towards the team is worsening. [VERB PARTICLE] Households are still piling on debts and spending their savings. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. See pile on the misery/agony pile up 1. phrasal verb B2 If you pile up a quantity of things or if they pile up, they gradually form a pile. Bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Mail was still piling up at the office. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you pile up work, problems, or losses or if they pile up, you get more and more of them. Problems were piling up at work. [VERB PARTICLE] He piled up huge debts. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: at the bottom of the pile or at the top of the pile low down or high up in society or in an organization I'm more concerned about the people at the bottom of the pile who don't have jobs and who don't have houses. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: pile a plate Go easy on roast potatoes and gravy and pile your plate with veg. Times, Sunday Times Don't pile your plate high - if it's there you'll eat it. The Sun This means that you can pile your plate with vegetables while leaving him to serve himself larger portions of meat and potatoes or bigger portions of pasta or rice. The Sun Instead, pile your plate high with salad. The Sun If you are going down the fibre route, pile your plate with broccoli, leeks, onions, garlic, artichokes and mushrooms as they all quell inflammation. The Sun I ran up the street and saw a pile of rubble, it was shocking. Times, Sunday Times I ran up and saw a pile of rubble. The Sun Pictures taken after the disaster show the village reduced to a pile of rubble after a huge rock slide decimated large parts of the valley. Times, Sunday Times You could be left with a pile of rubble, or just a diagram. Times, Sunday Times Broken beams were sticking out of the roof and a 20ft pile of rubble covered the ground where half of the house once stood. The Sun Other improvements were made to the railway, such as the replacement of rock pile footings under each trestle with reinforced concrete pilings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 19th century, monuments were commonly a rock pile, a wooden post, or a combination of the two. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This place has more space and consists of a huge rock pile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At sunrise, it retires to its den, which may be in a ground burrow, or beneath a building, boulder, or rock pile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ruin consists of a walled rock shelter and a burned rock pile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tear the newspaper and white paper into strips 5cm wide, keeping the white paper in a separate pile. Times, Sunday Times In most standard five and six-handed games, two cards are also dealt to a separate pile called the blind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Repeat this process six times, keeping each cluster of seeds in a separate pile each pile represents one line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dealer deals 15 cards to each player and three cards to the widowa separate pile in the middle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The game starts with each player selecting a card of their choice from a separate pile of cards containing the same 24 images. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's neat, delicate and there's a small pile of sliced pink, pickled onion sitting alongside. Times, Sunday Times Garnish with lime wedges and a small pile of rocket leaves. Times, Sunday Times Put a small pile of rocket leaves alongside. Times, Sunday Times Place small pile along short edge of filo. Times, Sunday Times He shows me a small pile of scented wood. Times, Sunday Times As for dealing the stock, cards from it are dealt to the waste pile one at a time and used if possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the waste pile stops fissioning, acceleration drops and the overpowering g-forces abate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The third stage begins once all the cards from the waste pile are either discarded or end up in the inner circle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the first stage, only the top card of the waste pile and of the cards in the inner circle can make a pair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rule in which the top card of the waste pile should only be paired up with a card from the inner circle still applies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Inside that wood pile, they hollowed out a hiding place. Times, Sunday Times He started to the wood pile to get the ax when he noticed the horses were out of the corral. Christianity Today She let him go, forgetting about the gull that nested beside the wood pile every year. Times, Sunday Times A further $1 million in gold bullion was discovered hidden in the wood pile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He starts a bonfire by pouring gasoline over a wood pile and lighting it up with a match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 堆, 堆叠 Japanese: 積み重ね, 山積みにする |
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