piles
piles — 名詞
- pilessingular
- pilesesplural
1. a group of objects that have been set in a heap with each thing resting on the t
堆；疊
整齊疊放的物品
a group of objects that have been set in a heap with each thing resting on the thing below it, typically in a neat or organised way — for example, a pile of books on a desk or a pile of plates in a kitchen cupboard.
Eitan placed a neat pile of clean shirts on his bed before packing his suitcase.
Eitan 在打包行李前，把一疊乾淨的襯衫整齊地放在床上。
pile of + noun (neatly arranged objects)
The librarian added each returned book to the growing pile on the counter.
圖書館員把每一本歸還的書放到櫃檯上那疊越堆越高的書上。
A pile of firewood stood against the wall of the garden shed all winter.
一整堆柴火整個冬天都靠著花園小屋的牆壁堆放。
Allison sorted the laundry into three piles — whites, colours, and towels.
Allison 把待洗衣物分成三堆——白色衣物、深色衣物和毛巾。
Ziad carried the pile of old newspapers from the garage to the recycling bin.
Ziad 把那堆舊報紙從車庫拿到資源回收桶去。
文法句型
pile of + noun phrase
常見錯誤
2. a quantity of something soft, loose, or loose-textured such as sand, earth, or l
一堆
沙土落葉等堆積物
a quantity of something soft, loose, or loose-textured such as sand, earth, or leaves that forms a mound in a particular place.
The gardener swept a pile of fallen leaves into the corner of the yard.
園丁把一堆落葉掃到院子的角落。
pile of + loose substance (leaves)
A large pile of sand sat at the entrance to the building site.
一大堆沙子堆放在建築工地的入口處。
Kasia noticed a pile of gravel that had spilled onto the driveway from the truck.
Kasia 注意到卡車灑落了一堆碎石在車道上。
After the storm, a pile of salt was dumped near the road for icy conditions.
暴風雨過後，路邊堆放了一堆鹽，以備路面結冰時使用。
- heap
interchangeable for loose materials; heap sounds slightly more messy
- mound
suggests a more rounded or raised shape
- accumulation
formal or technical term for things gathering over time
文法句型
pile of + noun (substance/loose material)
用法筆記
This sense focuses on substances or loose materials that have collected in one spot, whereas sense 1 (STACKED OBJECTS) refers to individual items placed on top of one another.
常見錯誤
3. a large amount of something such as money, work, or food, used especially in inf
大量
非正式用法指很多
a large amount of something such as money, work, or food, used especially in informal conversation or writing.
Apinya has piles of homework to finish before the weekend.
Apinya 在週末前有一大堆作業要完成。
piles of + uncountable noun (homework)
Hugo made a pile of money from selling his old comic collection online.
Hugo 把舊漫畫收藏放到網路上賣掉，賺了一大筆錢。
There are still piles of food left from the party — take some home.
派對還剩一大堆食物——帶一些回家吧。
Devika spent a pile of time researching that old church for her project.
Devika 花了大量時間研究那座老教堂，作為她的專題報告。
- a small amount of
neutral register antonym
- hardly any
informal antonym
文法句型
a pile of + uncountable noun
piles of + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with uncountable nouns like 'work', 'money', or 'food'. Avoid this sense in formal writing — use 'a large amount of' instead.
常見錯誤
4. a long, thick post — typically made from wood, steel, or reinforced concrete — t
樁
打入地下的建築基柱
a long, thick post — typically made from wood, steel, or reinforced concrete — that is forced deep into the earth to hold up a structure such as a building or bridge.
Workers drove concrete piles twenty metres into the ground for the new bridge.
工人把混凝土樁打入地下二十公尺深，以支撐新建的橋梁。
driven + into the ground (building/construction context)
The old wooden piles supporting the pier had begun to rot after decades.
支撐碼頭的那些舊木樁經過數十年已經開始腐爛。
Engineers tested each steel pile to confirm it could bear the weight of the skyscraper.
工程師測試每一根鋼樁，以確認它能承受摩天大樓的重量。
Romi watched a large machine hammer concrete piles into the riverbank for the dock.
Romi 看著一台大型機器把混凝土樁打入河岸，做為碼頭的基礎。
- foundation post
less technical term for the same object
- pillar
broader term; a pillar is usually above ground, whereas piles are driven into the earth
文法句型
driven/forced into the ground
concrete/steel/wooden piles
用法筆記
Often used in the plural (piles) to refer to the set of columns forming the foundation. The singular (pile) refers to one individual column.
常見錯誤
5. the soft top layer of a carpet, rug, or fabric such as velvet, made from many sh
絨毛
地毯或天鵝絨的表面絨層
the soft top layer of a carpet, rug, or fabric such as velvet, made from many short upright threads or fibres.
The thick pile of the hotel carpet felt soft and warm under Hana's feet.
飯店地毯厚厚的絨毛讓 Hana 的腳感覺柔軟又溫暖。
thick + pile of + carpet/fabric
This velvet has a very short pile, which makes it less likely to show dirt.
這塊天鵝絨的絨毛很短，因此不容易顯髒。
The rug's thick pile was flattened beneath years of heavy furniture.
地毯厚厚的絨毛被多年沉重的家具壓得扁塌了。
Nia chose a deep-pile carpet for the bedroom because it felt cosy.
Nia 為臥室選了一塊長絨毛地毯，因為踩起來很舒適。
- nap
technical term for the raised fibres on fabric; more common for cloth than carpets
- fibre surface
more general description rather than a synonym
文法句型
long/short/deep pile
pile carpet
用法筆記
Unlike other noun senses, this is uncountable — you say 'the carpet has a soft pile', not 'a pile of carpet'. Common modifiers are 'long', 'short', 'deep', 'thick', and 'cut'.
常見錯誤
6. a large, impressive building such as a castle, mansion, or stately home, especia
大廈
古語或方言指宏偉建築
a large, impressive building such as a castle, mansion, or stately home, especially one made of stone — now mainly used in old-fashioned or regional British English.
The old mansion was a magnificent stone pile surrounded by a hundred acres of forest.
那座古老的莊園是一座宏偉的石造大廈，周圍環繞著上百英畝的森林。
stone pile (old-fashioned idiom for a large stone building)
From the hill, you could see the grey pile of the castle above the village.
從山丘上望去，可以看見城堡灰色的巨大建築聳立在村莊之上。
The family's country pile had been passed down through six generations.
這座家族鄉間大宅已經傳承了六代。
Isabela's grandfather often spoke of the great pile where he worked as a young gardener.
Isabela 的祖父經常提起他年輕時擔任園丁的那座宏偉大宅。
- mansion
modern, neutral term for a large, grand house
- stately home
specific British term for a historically important large house open to visitors
- manor house
refers to the main house on a landed estate
用法筆記
In contemporary English this sense is rare outside historical novels or regional speech. The phrase 'country pile' is still occasionally used in British English to refer to a large country house.
常見錯誤
7. painful swollen veins that develop inside or around the anus, causing discomfort
痔瘡
肛門附近的腫脹靜脈
painful swollen veins that develop inside or around the anus, causing discomfort especially when sitting — the everyday British English name for the medical condition haemorrhoids.
Many pregnant women develop piles during the later months of their pregnancy.
許多孕婦在懷孕後期會出現痔瘡。
develop piles (common medical collocation)
The doctor prescribed a cream to reduce the swelling from the piles.
醫師開了一種藥膏來消除痔瘡的腫脹。
Sitting for long hours at a desk every day can make existing piles much worse.
每天長時間坐在辦公桌前會讓已有的痔瘡變得更嚴重。
Rania's piles improved after she added more fibre and water to her daily diet.
Rania 在日常飲食中增加纖維質和水分之後，痔瘡的情況改善了。
- haemorrhoids
formal medical term; preferred in writing and clinical contexts
文法句型
have piles
suffer from piles
piles + verb (swell/hurt/bleed)
用法筆記
Always used as a plural noun in this sense — 'piles' not 'a pile'. In formal medical writing, 'haemorrhoids' (UK) or 'hemorrhoids' (US) is preferred. In American English, 'piles' is understood but less common than 'hemorrhoids'.
常見錯誤
piles — 動詞
- pilespresent simple I / you / we / they
- pileses3rd person singular
- pilesing-ing form
- pilesedpast simple
1. to put things one on top of another or place them in a pile in a particular spot
堆疊；堆放
把東西疊放起來
to put things one on top of another or place them in a pile in a particular spot — for example, piling plates onto a shelf or piling logs against a wall.
Eitan piled the clean plates onto the kitchen shelf above the sink.
Eitan 把洗乾淨的盤子堆疊到水槽上方的廚房層架上。
pile + object + onto (place preposition)
The children piled their coats on the bench near the classroom door.
孩子們把外套堆放在教室門旁的长椅上。
Allison piled the old magazines in a corner of the garage to be recycled.
Allison 把舊雜誌堆在車庫的一個角落，準備回收。
Logs were piled against the cabin wall to dry over the summer.
木柴被堆放在小屋牆邊，整個夏天晾乾。
- spread out
putting things flat rather than stacked up
文法句型
pile + object + adverb/preposition (onto/into/on)
用法筆記
Common objects include 'plates', 'books', 'clothes', 'boxes', and 'wood'. The verb is almost always used with a preposition or adverb indicating where the objects are placed — you seldom say just 'she piled the books' without a location.
常見錯誤
2. used when several people move together into or out of a place at once, quickly a
蜂擁
一群人一起湧入或擠出
used when several people move together into or out of a place at once, quickly and without much order — for example, all climbing into a taxi or getting off a train at the same time.
All the kids piled into the school bus as soon as the bell rang.
鈴聲一響，所有孩子就蜂擁上了校車。
pile into + place (group movement)
The passengers piled off the train when it finally reached the last station.
火車終於抵達最後一站時，乘客們紛紛蜂擁下車。
After the concert ended, the crowd piled out of the stadium through every exit.
演唱會結束後，人群從體育館的每個出口蜂擁而出。
Ziad and his friends piled into a taxi after the wedding reception finished.
Ziad 和朋友們在婚宴結束後一起擠進了一輛計程車。
- crowd into
emphasises tight space rather than quick, disorganised movement
- clamber into
suggests awkward or clumsy movement, not just a crowd
- flood into
suggests a large number moving continuously, like water
- spread out
moving apart rather than gathering together
文法句型
pile into/out of/off/onto + place
用法筆記
Only used for groups of people, never for a single person. Common collocations are 'pile into a car/taxi/bus', 'pile out of a room/building/train', and 'pile onto a bus/coach'.