pile 1 S2 / paɪl / 名词

1 arrangement of things [可数名词] a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other 同义词 stack

pile of

His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms.

Flora shuffled through a pile of magazines.

put something in/into a pile

She tidied up the books and put them in neat piles .

He balanced the plate on the top of a pile of books.

2 large amount [可数名词] a large amount of something arranged in a shape that looks like a small hill

pile of

piles of melting snow

All that remained of the old house was a pile of rubble.

Sophie stooped to throw another branch on the pile.

He began to sweep the pieces of glass into a pile .

3 a pile of something ( also piles of something ) informal a lot of something :

We’ve had piles of letters from viewers.

another pile of directives from the EU

4 the bottom of the pile British English the weakest or least important position in a society or organization :

I soon discovered I was at the bottom of the pile in the office hierarchy.

She always puts her own needs to the bottom of the pile.

5 the top of the pile British English the best or highest position in a society or organization :

It’s been 20 years since a British tennis player was at the top of the pile.

6 house [可数名词] a very large old house :

They’ve just bought an 18th-century pile in Surrey.

7 material [可数和不可数名词] the soft surface of short threads on a carpet or some types of cloth

thick/deep pile

Her feet sank into the thick pile of the rug.

a deep pile carpet → nap 1 ( 2 )

8 post [可数名词] technical a heavy wooden, stone, or metal post, used to support something heavy

9 make a/your pile informal to make a lot of money :

He had made his pile in the wholesale business.

10 piles [复数形式] painfully swollen blood vessel s near a person’s anus

THESAURUS

pile a group of things of the same type that are put on top of each other : a huge pile of cardboard boxes

stack a neat pile of things of the same type : There were stacks of books on the floor.

heap a large messy pile of things : All his clothes were in a heap on the floor.

mound a pile of something with a round shape : a small mound of rice on the plate

mountain a very large pile of something with a round shape : a mountain of dirty laundry waiting to be washed