| 释义 |
pile1 /pīl/ noun- A set of things fitted or resting one over another, or in a more or less regular figure
- A heap of combustibles for cremating a dead body, or for the burnt-offering, or for burning to death
- A set of weights fitting one within another
- A stack of arms
- A heap of shot
- A set of wrought-iron bars placed together for welding and rolling into one
- A series of alternate plates of two metals for generating an electric current
- A set of coins placed vertically one upon another
- A great amount of money, a fortune (slang)
- A large amount or supply (informal)
- A tall building
- A nuclear reactor, orig the graphite blocks forming the moderator for the reactor (obsolete)
- The under iron for striking coins (obsolete)
- The reverse of a coin (obsolete)
transitive verb- To lay in a pile or heap
- To collect in a mass
- To heap up or load in a heap or heaps
- To accumulate
- To weld and roll (several iron bars) into one
intransitive verb- To come into piles
- To accumulate
- To go in crowds
- To get in or out (with in or out; informal)
ORIGIN: Fr, from L pīla a pillar pīˈler noun pileˈ-cap noun - The top of a nuclear reactor
- See also under pile2
pileˈ-up noun A large-scale collision, esp of motor vehicles pile arms To prop three muskets, orig with fixed bayonets, so that the butts remain firm, the muzzles close together pointing obliquely (also stack arms) pile into To collide with pile it on (informal) To overdo or exaggerate something pile on (or up) the agony (informal) - To affect or exaggerate distress, pain, etc, eg in order to win sympathy
- To add cruelly to another's pain, grief, etc
pile up - To accumulate
- To form a disorderly mass or heap
- To become involved in a pile-up
- To run ashore
pile2 /pīl/ noun- A large stake or cylinder driven into the earth to support foundations
- An arrowhead
- A Roman javelin
- An inverted pyramidal figure (heraldry)
transitive verb- To drive piles into
- To support with or build on piles
ORIGIN: OE pīl, from L pīlum a javelin piˈling noun pileˈ-cap noun (civil eng) - A reinforced concrete block cast around a set of piles to create a unified support
- See also under pile1
pileˈ-driver noun - A machine for driving in piles
- (in games) a very heavy stroke, kick, etc
pileˈ-driving noun and adjective pileˈ-dwelling noun A dwelling built on piles, esp a lake dwelling pile shoe noun The iron or steel point fitted to the foot of a pile to give it strength to pierce the earth and so assist driving pileˈwork noun Work or foundations made of piles pileˈ-worm noun A ship-worm |