n (1)(一)堆(摞) (number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap) [C]： a～of letters/dirty clothes/rubbish/brisks/wood 一堆信/脏衣服/垃圾/砖/木头;a neat～of books 一堆码放整齐的书;in a～on the floor/the table 堆在地板/桌子上;〖同〗heap，stack;

(2)大量，大数目(large amount) [C， 常pl]：～s of money/work/butter 大量的钱/工作/黄油;make a～(of money) in the stock market 在股票市场上赚很多钱;make one's～during the property boom 在房地产景气时发了大财;need～s of oil 需要大量的油;〖同〗quantity， abundance;

(3)高大的建筑物(群) (large tall building or group of buildings) [C] (fml)： a gloomy～一座阴森森的建筑物;an ancient～一座古建筑;

(4)柴堆(尤指用于火化尸体者) (large heap of wood for burning esp a corpse) [C](=funeral pile);

(5)干电池(dry battery for producing electric current) [C];

(6)原子反应堆 (large machine for the controlled production of atomic energy) [C](=atomic pile)： An atomic～is an apparatus in which atoms are split for peaceful purposes. 原子反应堆是一种用于和平目的的原子分裂装置。

vt(1)摞在一起，堆起 (put things one on top of the other; form a heap) [T+n， T+n+prep， T+n+adv(up)]：～the boxes into a stack 将盒子堆成一摞;～(up) old furniture/the logs 把旧家具/木头堆起来;～the books up 把书摞起来;〖同〗heap，stack，gather; 〖反〗scatter，disperse，spread;

(2)在某物上堆放;堆放在某处(put sth on sth in a heap; load or cover sth with a heap of sth) [T+n+prep(on(to)/with)]：～books on his desk/leaves in the corner of the yard/straw in the barn/a lot of coal onto the fire 把书堆在书桌上/树叶堆放在院子的角落里/稻草堆在谷仓里/很多煤放到火上;～the desk with books/bonfire with wood/cart with fruit and vegetables 在书桌上堆满书/营火上堆满木柴/大车上堆满水果和蔬菜;a table～d high with odds and ends 零七八碎堆得满满的桌子;〖同〗heap，stack; 〖反〗scatter，disperse，spread;

pile it on 夸张(大)(infml)：Don't believe anything he says; he's probably～ing it on as usual. 不要相信他说的任何话，也许他又在像往常一样夸大其词。

pile on the agony (喜欢)将情况描绘得比实际更糟(infml)： When he was telling us about his cold， he really～d on the agony just to gain our sympathy. 当他告诉我们他感冒的病情时，他把情况说的比实际更严重，目的不过是为了得到我们的同情。

pile into/out of (v prep) 挤进/出(vt)： They～d into/out of the train. 他们挤进/出火车。

pile in/out (v adv) 挤进/出，蜂拥而入/出(vi)： Crowds of football supporters～d in/out. 成群的球迷蜂拥而入/出。

pile up (v adv) 1)积累很多，越积越多(vi & vt)： The clouds are～ing up， so it might rain after all. 云越积越多，因此天很可能下雨。～(up) stones 堆起石头;2)(很多车辆首尾)相撞(vi)： A bus and three cars～d up on the main road this morning. 今天早上一辆公共汽车和三辆小汽车在主干道上撞在一起。

→′pile-up n 多辆汽车相撞