heaped
heaped — adjective
1. describing a spoon, plate, or bowl that is piled with food rising above the rim
describing a spoon, plate, or bowl that is piled with food rising above the rim or edge
Noa added a heaped spoonful of brown sugar to the pancake batter.
collocation: a heaped spoonful of [ingredient]
Grandpa Brian served Caio a heaped plate of rice and curry.
attributive: a heaped plate of [food]
The recipe calls for two heaped tablespoons of cocoa powder.
Mizuki carried a heaped bowl of noodles to the corner table.
By the end of the buffet, every dish on Sahil's tray was heaped.
- level
the standard cooking opposite — measured flat to the rim
文法句型
heaped + noun (spoonful, plate, bowl)
用法筆記
Only modifies containers of food (spoon, plate, bowl, tablespoon). The opposite for measurements is 'level'.
常見錯誤
heaped — verb
1. to stack or gather objects into a pile, usually quickly and without arranging th
to stack or gather objects into a pile, usually quickly and without arranging them neatly
Nellie heaped the wet leaves into a corner of the garden.
pattern: heap + object + into + place
After the party, Darius heaped the paper plates next to the bin.
The market workers heaped fresh tomatoes onto wooden trays.
Camila heaped her dirty laundry by the washing machine before bed.
The children heaped sand around the base of the small castle.
- scatter
spread items apart instead of gathering them
文法句型
heap + noun (object)
heap + noun + onto/on/into + place
用法筆記
Object is usually plural or uncountable (leaves, plates, sand). Distinguish from sense 3 ('load heavily'): sense 1 makes the pile beside something; sense 3 piles ONTO something.
常見錯誤
2. to give someone a large amount of praise, criticism, or other strong feeling, es
to give someone a large amount of praise, criticism, or other strong feeling, especially in a public or showy way
Reviewers heaped praise on Adaeze's debut novel after its release in March.
collocation: heap praise on [person]
The columnist heaped scorn on the senator's broken campaign promises.
collocation: heap scorn on [target]
Coach Layla heaped blame on the referee after the loss to Brazil.
Critics heaped abuse upon the architect for the building's leaking roof.
Sari heaped affection on the rescue dog from the moment they met.
- withhold
deny or hold back the praise/feeling
文法句型
heap + praise/abuse/scorn/criticism + on/upon + person
用法筆記
Object is almost always an abstract noun expressing strong feeling (praise, scorn, abuse, criticism, blame, affection). The preposition is 'on' or, more formally, 'upon'.
常見錯誤
3. to fill a plate, basket, or other container so full that the contents rise above
to fill a plate, basket, or other container so full that the contents rise above its edge
Aunt Nora heaped Christopher's plate with mashed potatoes and gravy.
pattern: heap + container + with + food
Rachid heaped his shopping cart with apples, bread, and three bags of rice.
The market stalls were heaped with ripe mangoes and fresh ginger.
Caio heaped the small wagon with firewood for the winter ahead.
Apinya heaped a bamboo tray with sticky rice and sliced mango.
- empty
remove contents until the container is bare
文法句型
heap + container + with + content
container + be heaped + with + content
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the container is the direct object and the content follows 'with'; in sense 1 the items being piled are the direct object. Frequently appears in the passive ('be heaped with').