| 单词 | to pile it on | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pile it on  b.  transitive. colloquial. To prolong or intensify the effect of (something, esp. a painful or unpleasant experience).  to pile it on (originally U.S.): to do something to excess; to exaggerate, to overdo. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > exacerbation of suffering > exacerbate suffering			[verb (intransitive)]		 amaricate1651 exacerbate1837 to pile it on1839 to rub salt in one's wounds1944 1839    F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 235  				I do think he piled the agony up a little too high in that last scene. 1846    P. N. Barbour Jrnl. 16 Apr. 		(1936)	 38  				The Mexican Officers..pile it 		[sc. military decoration]	 on to the full extent of their purses. 1852    Los Angeles Star 3 Apr. 1/5  				The wags observed that Caleb was getting exceedingly uneasy, and ‘piled it on’. 1884    ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn vi. 45  				I reckon that was sort of piling it on, maybe. 1892    Evening Echo 23 Jan. 2/2  				Airing their eloquence and piling up the agonies on their respective opponents. 1943    J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xxxviii. 297  				I fancy you're piling it on too much. There are lots of things you can enjoy, if you set about it properly. a1974    R. Crossman Diaries 		(1976)	 II. 601  				I suppose he will get what he wants at Cabinet but he's piling it on a bit thick. 1991    J. Burchill Sex & Sensibility 		(1992)	 228  				Of course there is no business like showbusiness for piling on the agony. < as lemmas | 
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