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单词 aheap
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aheapadv.

Brit. /əˈhiːp/, U.S. /əˈhip/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.1, heap n.
Etymology: Probably < a prep.1 + heap n., although compare earlier all of a heap at heap n. 5e.
Now somewhat archaic.
Into a heap. Frequently to fall aheap. Also figurative. Cf. all of a heap at heap n. 5e.
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1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies xvi, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 9 Some fresh bruit Startled me all aheap!
1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid ii. 662 He falls aheap, and in a gush of blood Pours out his life.
1917 M. Austin Ford i. iii. 42 They fell all aheap in the middle of the clearing.
2010 K. Cushman Alchemy & Meggy Swann xii. 97 The twins..each grabbed one of Meggy's arms and began to run. The three fell aheap in the street.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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