n (1)(麦秸、干草、谷物等的)堆(垛) (large usu circular or rectangular pile of hay，straw，grain or the like)[C]：hide behind a～of hay 藏在一个干草垛后;The grain had gone mouldy in the～.垛里的谷子发霉了。〖同〗pile，heap，bunch，load，bundle;

(2)摞放整齐的堆(垛)(tall usu orderly pile or heap of things one above another)[C]：a wood～一木材垛;a～of coins/plates/newspapers/pancakes 一摞硬币/盘子/报纸/薄煎饼;The rifles were put into a～. 步枪被整齐地架在一起。

(3)大量，许多(large amount or number)[C，尤 pl][N (of)](infml)：a whole～of bills 一大堆账单;～s of dresses and shoes/money 许多衣服和鞋子/大笔钱;I have got～s of letters to write. 我有许多信要写。

(4)烟囱;林立的烟囱(chimneys or group of chimneys together)[C]：a factory～工厂的烟囱;a chimney～一组烟囱;

(5)(图书馆或书店中的)书架(库)(set of shelves for books in a library or bookshop)[C，常pl]：a～s card 入书库阅览证;

→′haystack n 干草垛;

v (1)把……堆作一堆(pile or arrange in a stack)[T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv(up)]：～hay/firewood 堆放干草/柴火;～guns 架枪;～the chairs after the meeting 会后把椅子摞起来;～the dishes in the sink 把盘子堆在水池子中;～logs into piles 把原木堆成堆;～the books up against the wall 把书靠墙堆放起来;～up the plates 把盘子摞起来;〖同〗heap，pile，bank，bunch;

(2)把……堆放在(某处)(put piles of things on or in(a place))[T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：The room/yard/floor was～ed with bricks. 房间里/院子里/地板上堆放着砖。〖同〗heap，pile，bunch，lump，assemble;

(3)洗牌作弊，暗中对……作手脚(arrange(playing cards) dishonestly so as to cheat)[T+n，T+n+prep (against)]：(AmE)～the deck 洗牌时作手脚;accuse one's opponent of～ing the cards 指责对手洗牌作弊;They would～the convention against his policies.他们会暗中控制会议使之反对他的政策。

(4)(指令(等待着陆的飞机))作定高分层盘旋((make an aircraft) fly in a pattern with others waiting for a turn to land at an airport)[I，I+adv (up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Twenty planes were～ed up circling round the airport. 20架飞机奉命在机场上空作定高分层盘旋等待降落。

stack up (against) (v adv)(AmE，infml)与……相比，较量(vt)：How does our product～up against those of our competitors? 咱们的产品与竞争对手的相比怎么样?

have the cards/odds stacked against one 处于不利地位或困境：The odds are～ed againet us. 事情对我们很不利。