pile

n.桩；一堆；绒头；摞

vt.堆起；堆叠；放置；装入

vi.蜂拥，拥挤

noun

1. 摞；垛；沓
   a number of things that have been placed on top of each other
   1. a pile of books/clothes/bricks
      一摞书籍 / 衣物 / 砖块
   2. He arranged the documents in neat piles.
      他把文件一摞摞地码得整整齐齐。
   3. She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk.
      她惶恐地望着桌子上堆积如山的信函。
2. 堆；成堆的东西
   a mass of sth that is high in the middle and wider at the bottom than at the top
   1. a pile of sand
      一堆沙
   2. piles of dirty washing
      成堆待洗的脏衣物
3. 大量；许多
   a lot of sth
   1. I have got piles of work to do.
      我有大量工作要做。
   2. He walked out leaving a pile of debts behind him.
      他出走了，留下累累债务。
4. 绒头；绒毛
   the short threads, pieces of wool, etc. that form the soft surface of carpets and some types of cloth such as velvet
   1. a deep-pile carpet
      一块厚绒地毯
5. 桩；桩柱
   a large wooden, metal or stone post that is fixed into the ground and used to support a building, bridge, etc.
6. 宏伟建筑物
   a large impressive building

verb

1. 堆放；摞起；叠放
   to put things one on top of another; to form a pile
   1. She piled the boxes one on top of the other .
      她把盒子一个个地摞起来。
   2. The clothes were piled high on the chair.
      衣服在椅子上堆得高高的。
   3. Snow was piled up against the door.
      积雪封门。
2. 放置；装入
   to put sth on/into sth; to load sth with sth
   1. The sofa was piled high with cushions.
      沙发上高高地堆着一些垫子。
   2. She piled everything into her suitcase.
      她把一应物品装进衣箱。
   3. He piled as much food as he could onto his plate.
      他把食物猛往自己盘子里堆。
   4. He piled his plate with as much food as he could.
      他把食物猛往自己盘子里堆。
3. 蜂拥；拥挤
   to go somewhere quickly without order or control
   1. The coach finally arrived and we all piled on.
      长途汽车终于开来了，我们一拥而上。

名词复数形式:piles 过去分词:piled 现在分词:piling 过去式:piled 第三人称单数:piles

pile 堆，摞pile 绒毛，毛发pile 桩，楔子

来自拉丁语pila,柱子，桥墩，词源同pole,pillar.引申词义堆，摞。来自拉丁语pilus,头发，毛发，来自PIE*pil,拔，一绺毛发，词源同caterpillar,depilatory.来自古英语pil,木桩，箭，来自拉丁语pilum,标枪，长矛，来自PIE*peis,捣，杵，词源同 pestle,piston.

1. Three people were hurt in a 12-car pile up on a fog-bound motorway yesterday.
   昨天在大雾弥漫的高速公路上发生的12辆汽车连环相撞事故导致3人受伤。
2. On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books
   桌上空盘子的旁边是一堆书。
3. He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
   他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
4. I was looking for my handbag, which was buried under a pile of old newspapers.
   我正在找我那被埋在一堆旧报纸下面的手提包。
5. He put the pile of chips in the center of the table and drew a card.
   他将一堆筹码堆在桌子中间，抽了一张牌。
6. Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
   其黄铜支脚把厚绒地毯压出了印。
7. She dug out a photograph from under a pile of papers.
   她从一堆报纸下面抽出一张照片。
8. Pile potatoes into a warm serving dish.
   把土豆倒在一个保温的盛菜用的盘子里。
9. She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.
   她脱掉衣服，把湿衣服整齐地码成一堆放在角落里。
10. Pick over the fruit and pile on top of the cream.
    拣出好的水果，码放在奶油上。
11. The leaves had been swept into huge piles.
    树叶被扫成了一大堆一大堆的。
12. We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books
    我们坐在萨姆的书房里，身边是一堆一堆的书。
13. The clothes were folded in a neat pile.
    衣服叠放成整齐的一摞。
14. He was piling clothes into the suitcase
    他在把衣服一件件叠放进手提箱中。
15. A few newspapers and magazines were piled on a table.
    几份报纸和杂志堆在桌上。
16. Tables were piled high with local produce.
    桌上高高堆放着当地的农产品。
17. I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you.
    我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。
18. They all piled into Jerrold's car
    他们一窝蜂地挤进杰罗尔德的车里。
19. A fleet of police cars suddenly arrived. Dozens of officers piled out.
    突然开来一队警车，数十个警察一拥而出。
20. On the table was a pile of books and a scatter of papers.
    桌子上放着一摞书和零落的几份报纸。
21. The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
    那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来，嘭的一声全掉到了地上。
22. As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
    飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。
23. Under a wide shelf that holds coffee jars stands a pile of magazines
    放咖啡罐的一个宽架子下方有一摞杂志。
24. Then with a loud explosion a hand-grenade immediately blew the whole group of officers into a disorderly pile of dead bodies.
    “砰”，一颗手榴弹把那一伙当官的炸得血肉横飞。
25. I have a huge pile of books to read.
    我有一大堆书要看。
26. I opened the window and a pile of leaves blew into the house.
    我打开窗子，一大堆树叶吹进了屋里。
27. Pile these newspapers neatly.
    把这些报纸码齐了。
28. I've a pile of work to knock off before I can take my holiday.
    在我去度假之前，还有一大堆事情得干完。
29. He's made a pile of money.
    他的钱海了去了。
30. The letter was buried under a pile of papers on the desk.
    信被压在桌上一叠文件底下。