piled
piled — adjective
- piledpositive
- piledercomparative
- piledestsuperlative
1. describes fabric, carpet, or material that has a soft, raised surface of short t
describes fabric, carpet, or material that has a soft, raised surface of short threads or fibres — like the furry feel of a velvet curtain or a thick carpet.
Nora chose a piled carpet for her bedroom because it felt warm under her feet.
piled + carpet: common collocation for fabric flooring
The hotel hallway was covered in deep piled carpet with a floral pattern.
Meera prefers piled velvet curtains because they block out most of the morning light.
Minh wiped his shoes on the piled rug before entering the living room.
- flat
describes fabric without a raised surface, like plain cotton or linen
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun (piled carpet, piled fabric). Not used with 'more' or 'most' for comparison — a material either has pile or it does not.
常見錯誤
piled — verb
- piledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pileds3rd person singular
- pileding-ing form
- pilededpast simple
1. to put objects one on top of another so that they form a pile or stack, often ne
to put objects one on top of another so that they form a pile or stack, often neatly or for storage.
Tariro piled the clean towels onto the bathroom shelf before lunch.
pile + object + onto + location
The children piled the fallen leaves into a huge heap in the garden.
Heather piled all the dirty plates next to the kitchen sink after dinner.
The truck was piled high with boxes of fresh fruit for the market.
Beatriz piled her winter coats onto the spare bed to make room in the closet.
- spread out
to arrange items over a wide area instead of stacking them
文法句型
pile + object + on/onto + noun
be piled with + noun
用法筆記
Often used in the passive form (be piled with) to describe a surface covered by a stack of items: 'The desk was piled with papers.' The adverb 'high' commonly follows 'piled' in this passive pattern.
常見錯誤
2. when many individuals enter or leave a place at the same time, pushing close to
when many individuals enter or leave a place at the same time, pushing close to one another in a rushed and disorganised manner.
The whole family piled into the small car to drive to the beach.
pile into + vehicle: common pattern
Students piled out of the classroom the second the bell rang.
Eitan and his friends piled onto the bus just before it left the station.
The excited children piled off the school bus and ran toward the playground.
Andrés watched the tourists pile out of the tour bus with cameras ready.
文法句型
pile into + noun
pile out of + noun
pile onto + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a preposition of motion (into, out of, onto, off). The subject is always a plural or collective noun — a single person cannot 'pile into' somewhere alone.