an untidy pile of something （淩亂的）一堆 - heap (of something)
The building was reduced to a heap of rubble. 大樓變成了一堆廢墟。 a compost heap 一堆堆肥 - in a heap
His clothes lay in a heap on the floor. 他的衣服堆在地板上。 - in heaps
Worn-out car tyres were stacked in heaps. 汽車廢輪胎散亂地堆放着。
Extra ExamplesPapers were piled in great heaps on the desk. 文件在辦公桌上堆積如山。 colliery spoil heaps 煤礦棄土堆 The lava piles up into massive heaps. 熔岩堆積成大堆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- large
- …
- be piled in
- collapse in
- fall down in
- …
- in a/the heap
- on a/the heap
- onto a/the heap
- …
- the bottom of the heap
- the top of the heap
- heap (of something)
- [usually plural] heap (of something) (informal)
a lot of something 許多；大量 There's heaps of time before the plane leaves. 離飛機起飛還有很多時間。 - (North American English)
I've got a heap of things to do. 我有一大堆事情要做。
- (informal, humorous)
a car that is old and in bad condition 破舊的汽車；老爺車
Word OriginOld English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.
Idioms
at the top/bottom of the heap
collapse, fall, etc. in a heap
to fall down heavily and not move 重重地倒下（不能動） He collapsed in a heap on the floor. 他癱倒在地，蜷作一團。
heaps better, more, older, etc.