pile-up

• n. 堆存；堆挤

比喻用法。

pile-up (n.)

"multi-vehicle crash," 1929, from verbal phrase pile up, which is from 1849 as "accumulate," 1899 as "to wreck in a heap" (see pile (v.)).

1. On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books.

桌上空盘子的旁边是一堆书。

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2. The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.

那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来，嘭的一声全掉到了地上。

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3. I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you.

我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。

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4. Pick over the fruit and pile on top of the cream.

拣出好的水果，码放在奶油上。

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5. She dug out a photograph from under a pile of papers.

她从一堆报纸下面抽出一张照片。

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