pile
/paɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /paɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
pile — 名詞
- pilesingular
- pilesplural
1. a group of separate things lying above each other, often in a rough or untidy wa
一疊
一件件疊放在一起的物品
a group of separate things lying above each other, often in a rough or untidy way.
A pile of clean towels sat on the chair by the bed.
床邊的椅子上放著一疊乾淨的毛巾。
a pile of + plural objects
Nina dropped the letters onto the growing pile beside the printer.
Nina 把那些信丟到印表機旁那疊越堆越高的信件上。
The children jumped into a pile of dry leaves after school.
孩子們放學後跳進一堆乾樹葉裡。
Dirty plates formed a pile in the sink after the party.
派對後，水槽裡的髒盤子堆成了一堆。
- stack
usually implies a neater or more even arrangement
- heap
often looser and messier, especially for mixed things
- collection
general word; does not suggest shape
文法句型
a pile of + plural noun
用法筆記
Common with 'a pile of' before countable nouns. If the things are arranged neatly and evenly, 'stack' is often more natural.
常見錯誤
2. a raised mass of loose material, such as sand, snow, coal, or rubbish.
一堆
隆起的一團鬆散材料
a raised mass of loose material, such as sand, snow, coal, or rubbish.
A yellow pile of sand stood beside the new playground.
新遊樂場旁邊堆著一堆黃沙。
pile of + loose material
By morning, a pile of snow blocked Mrs. Lin's front steps.
到了早上，一堆雪擋住了 Lin 太太家門前的台階。
Workers left a pile of black coal behind the old shed.
工人把一堆黑煤留在那間舊棚子後面。
The dog slept beside a warm pile of straw in the barn.
那隻狗睡在穀倉裡一堆暖暖的稻草旁邊。
文法句型
a pile of + loose material
用法筆記
Usually refers to loose material or many small pieces rather than clearly separate objects. Distinguish this sense from noun/1, which focuses on individual things placed together.
3. a very large amount of something, especially work, money, time, or problems.
大量
數量很多
a very large amount of something, especially work, money, time, or problems.
Lena still had piles of homework to finish before dinner.
Lena 晚飯前還有大量作業要完成。
piles of + noun for emphasis
Running the cafe takes a pile of time every weekend.
經營那家咖啡館每個週末都要花掉大量時間。
The repair bill cost the family a pile of money.
修理帳單讓這家人花了一大筆錢。
Mina has piles of questions about her first day at college.
Mina 對大學第一天有一大堆問題。
文法句型
a pile of + uncountable noun
piles of + plural/uncountable noun
用法筆記
Often used in 'a pile of' or 'piles of' before abstract nouns and uncountable nouns. In this sense, the idea is quantity, not physical shape.
常見錯誤
4. a heavy post sunk far below the surface so that a house, bridge, pier, or simila
基樁
打入地下承重的柱子
a heavy post sunk far below the surface so that a house, bridge, pier, or similar structure can rest on it.
Workers hammered steel piles into the riverbed before sunrise.
工人在日出前把鋼製基樁打進河床。
construction: hammer/drive piles into the ground
The wooden house stands on piles above the wet ground.
那棟木屋架在基樁上，離潮濕的地面有一段距離。
stand on piles
Engineers checked the concrete piles under the new bridge.
工程師檢查了新橋底下的混凝土基樁。
The storm damaged two piles supporting the fishing pier.
暴風雨損壞了支撐那座漁港碼頭的兩根基樁。
文法句型
drive/hammer piles into + ground
用法筆記
Usually a technical construction word. It often appears in the plural because several piles support the same structure.
5. the layer of short fibres standing up from a carpet or from materials like velve
絨面
地毯或布料表面的短絨毛
the layer of short fibres standing up from a carpet or from materials like velvet.
This rug has a deep pile that feels soft under bare feet.
這張地毯的絨面很深，赤腳踩上去很柔軟。
textile collocation: deep pile carpet
The cat left tiny marks in the velvet pile.
那隻貓在天鵝絨的絨面上留下了細小痕跡。
Low pile carpets are easier to clean in busy offices.
低絨面的地毯在繁忙的辦公室裡比較容易清理。
Sunlight showed where the chair had flattened the carpet pile.
陽光照出了椅子把地毯絨面壓平的地方。
文法句型
deep/high/low pile
用法筆記
Most common in descriptions of carpets and fabric, especially with adjectives such as 'deep', 'high', or 'low'.
6. a very large and impressive building, especially a big house, often mentioned in
大宅；大樓
龐大醒目的建築物
a very large and impressive building, especially a big house, often mentioned in an informal or slightly humorous way.
The family sold their old country pile after the divorce.
那家人在離婚後賣掉了他們那棟舊鄉間大宅。
informal British use: country pile
A huge Victorian pile stood above the village on the hill.
山坡上的村子上方矗立著一棟巨大的維多利亞式大宅。
The museum is housed in a red-brick pile near the river.
那座博物館設在河邊一棟紅磚大樓裡。
From the train, we could see a grand pile behind the trees.
從火車上，我們可以看見樹後面有一棟氣派的大樓。
文法句型
old/country/Victorian pile
用法筆記
Mostly British and often slightly informal. It can sound admiring, amused, or mildly disapproving depending on context.
7. painful swollen veins around the anus; in British English, the usual everyday te
痔瘡
英式常用說法，通常作複數
painful swollen veins around the anus; in British English, the usual everyday term is piles.
The doctor said Daniel's bleeding was caused by piles.
醫生說 Daniel 的出血是痔瘡造成的。
British medical use; usually plural
Mrs. Chen bought cream to ease the pain from her piles.
Mrs. Chen 買了藥膏來減輕痔瘡帶來的疼痛。
Long hours of sitting can make piles worse for some people.
久坐會讓有些人的痔瘡惡化。
The clinic offers simple treatment for painful piles.
那家診所提供針對疼痛痔瘡的簡單治療。
- hemorrhoids
the usual North American term
- haemorrhoids
the standard British medical spelling
文法句型
have piles
treatment for piles
用法筆記
Usually plural in British English. North American English more often uses 'hemorrhoids'.
常見錯誤
pile — 動詞
- pilepresent simple I / you / we / they
- piles3rd person singular
- piling-ing form
- piledpast simple
1. to put things somewhere so that they collect in a heap or heaps; or to gather th
堆放；堆積
把東西堆起來；逐漸堆成一堆
to put things somewhere so that they collect in a heap or heaps; or to gather there in that way.
Please pile the wet shoes by the back door.
請把那些濕鞋子堆放在後門旁邊。
transitive: pile + object + by/in/on + place
Snow piled up against the garage wall after midnight.
半夜過後，雪堆積在車庫牆邊。
intransitive: pile up
Maya piled extra blankets on the sofa for guests.
Maya 把多的毛毯堆到沙發上給客人用。
Dirty cups were piled high beside the office sink.
髒杯子高高地堆在辦公室水槽旁。
Leaves piled in the corner after the strong wind.
強風過後，樹葉堆積在角落。
- clear
to remove things from a place
- spread out
to separate things instead of collecting them
文法句型
pile + [object] + in/on/by + [place]
pile up
be piled high with + [noun]
用法筆記
Common with particles and prepositions such as 'up', 'on', 'into', 'by', and 'against'. Distinguish from verb/2, where the subject is a group of people moving together.
常見錯誤
2. if people pile somewhere, they move into or out of a place together in a hurried
湧入；擠進
一群人擁擠又匆忙地進出某處
if people pile somewhere, they move into or out of a place together in a hurried, crowded way.
Fans piled into the small bar after the football match.
足球賽後，球迷湧進那間小酒吧。
pile into + place
The children piled out of the bus, laughing and shouting.
孩子們笑著叫著，從公車上擠了下來。
pile out of + vehicle
Five cousins piled onto the sofa for the family photo.
五個表親擠上沙發，準備拍全家福。
Parents piled into the hall when the storm siren sounded.
暴風警報響起時，家長們湧入禮堂。
文法句型
pile in/out
pile into/onto + [place/vehicle]
用法筆記
Usually takes 'in', 'out', 'into', or 'onto'. It suggests crowded, uncontrolled movement, not calm or orderly movement.