- [countable]
a number of things that have been placed on top of each other 摞；垛；沓 - pile of something
a pile of clothes/paper 一堆衣服/纸 I found it in a pile of documents on his desk. 我在他桌子上的一堆文件中找到了它。 - in/into a pile
The hats were stacked in neat piles. 帽子整齐地堆放在一起。 I've sorted the books into three separate piles. 我把这些书分成了三堆。
Extra ExamplesHe arranged the documents in neat piles. 他把文件一摞摞地码得整整齐齐。 He was busy behind a pile of papers on his desk. 他在桌子上高高堆起的文件后面忙碌着。 I grabbed a shirt from the top of the pile. 我从一摞衣服的最上面抓起一件衬衣。 I leafed through the pile of documents until I found the one I wanted. 我快速翻阅那堆文件，直到找到想要的那份。 I pulled my diary from beneath a pile of files. 我从一堆卷宗下面抽出日记本。 I put the letter in the envelope and placed it on the pile. 我把信放进信封，然后放在一摞信上面。 I sorted the clothes into two piles. 我把衣服分成两堆。 Just add that application to the pile. 就把那份申请加到那一摞里。 She closed the magazine and threw it back on the pile. 她合上杂志扔回到那堆东西上。 The clothes were in a pile on the floor. 衣服堆放在地板上。 The money lay amid a pile of unopened letters. 钱在一堆尚未打开的信中。 She was sorting the books into piles. 她正在把书分类堆放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- place something in/into/on
- put something in/into/on
- dump
- …
- amid a/the pile
- behind a/the pile
- beneath a/the pile
- …
- be reduced to a pile of something
- the bottom of the pile
- the top of the pile
- …
- pile of something
- [countable]
a mass of something that is high in the middle and wider at the bottom than at the top 堆；成堆的东西 - pile of something
piles of dirty washing 成堆待洗的脏衣物 The house was reduced to a pile of rubble. 房子化为一堆瓦砾。 He threw the remaining stones onto the pile. 他把剩下的石头扔进了堆里。
Extra ExamplesHe was spreading a small pile of manure around the strawberry plants. 他正把一小堆肥料撒到草莓植株旁。 The body was hidden under a pile of leaves. 尸体藏在一堆叶子下。 There was a pile of dirty on the floor. 地板上有一堆脏东西。 He dumped a pile of dirty clothes onto the floor. 他把一堆脏衣服倒在地板上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- place something in/into/on
- put something in/into/on
- dump
- …
- amid a/the pile
- behind a/the pile
- beneath a/the pile
- …
- be reduced to a pile of something
- the bottom of the pile
- the top of the pile
- …
- pile of something
- [countable, usually plural] pile of something (informal)
a lot of something 大量；许多 He made a pile of cash on the sale of his house. 他卖掉房子赚了一大笔钱。 He walked out leaving a pile of debt behind him. 他走了出去，留下了一堆债务。 I have got piles of work to do. 我有大量工作要做。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- enormous
- great
- …
- place something in/into/on
- put something in/into/on
- dump
- …
- amid a/the pile
- behind a/the pile
- beneath a/the pile
- …
- be reduced to a pile of something
- the bottom of the pile
- the top of the pile
- …
- [uncountable, singular]
the short threads, pieces of wool, etc. that form the soft surface of carpets and some types of cloth such as velvet 绒头；绒毛 a deep-pile carpet 一块厚绒地毯 Corduroy is the poor man’s velvet; its pile is made of cotton rather than silk or satin. 灯芯绒是穷人的天鹅绒；它的绒毛是由棉花而不是丝绸或缎子制成的。
- [countable]
a large wooden, metal or stone post that is fixed into the ground and used to support a building, bridge, etc. 桩；桩柱 - [countable] (formal or humorous)
a large impressive building 宏伟建筑物 a Victorian pile built as a private hospital 作为私人医院建造的维多利亚时代建筑 her family's ancestral pile 她家族的祖传遗产
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3, noun sense 6 late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pila ‘pillar, pier’. noun sense 5 Old English pīl ‘dart, arrow’, also ‘pointed stake’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijl and German Pfeil, from Latin pilum ‘(heavy) javelin’. noun sense 4 Middle English (in the sense ‘downy feather’): from Latin pilus ‘hair’. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
(at the) bottom/top of the pile
in the least/most important position in a group of people or things 处于无足轻重的／举足轻重的地位 It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. 20年前，一名英国球员就已经登顶了。 The government is doing little to help those on the bottom of the social pile. 政府几乎没有采取任何措施帮助处于社会底层的人。
make a/your pile
- (informal)
to make a lot of money 赚很多钱 The family made its pile from oil. 这家人靠石油发家致富。 I bet they made an absolute pile out of the deal. 我打赌他们在这笔交易中赚了一大笔钱。