1. C 一堆，一叠　 a tidy collection of objects, especially when made of a number of things of the same kind placed on top of each other
2. S 大量的钱，财产　 a very large amount of money; fortune

　accumulate a ～　积成一堆
　form a ～　形成一堆
　make a ～ of　堆起
　make one's ～　发财
　sink a ～　打桩
　atomic ～　原子反应堆
　huge ～　巨大的一堆
　smooth ～　平滑的绒面
　soft ～　柔软的绒面
　thick ～　厚厚的绒面
　junk ～　垃圾堆
　rubbish ～　垃圾堆
　be stacked in a ～　被堆成一堆
　lie in ～s　（书等）一堆堆地放着
　into ～　分类堆放
　a ～ of books　一堆书
　a ～ of plates　一堆盘子
　a ～ of sand　一堆沙子
　a ～ of trouble　一大堆麻烦事
　a ～ of work　大量的工作

　At the moment the book you want is at the bottom of that pile, and can't be got at.　你要的那本书现在压在那一堆书的最下面，拿不到。
　That pile on the left are the ones that have been picked out for the library.　左边的那一堆是挑出来给图书馆的。
　Collect the books and put them in a pile on my desk.　把书收起来放在我的桌子上。
　The man lifted a pile of books from the bedside table.　那个人把一捆书从床边的桌上提起。
　She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.　她把那一堆信放在书桌的一个抽屉里。
　I opened the door and a pile of leaves blew in.　我打开门，一大堆树叶被吹了进来。
　One day while sweeping the compound he discovered seven eggs in a pile of straw.　一天，他打扫院子时，发现乱草堆里有7个鸡蛋。
　I've a pile of work to knock off before I can take my holiday.　在我去度假之前，还有一大堆事情得做完。
　Children enjoy kicking piles of dead leaves around.　孩子们喜欢把一堆堆的落叶踢得到处都是。
　While you're cleaning out the garage, please dispose of those piles of old newspapers.　在你们清理车库时，请把那几堆旧报纸处理掉。
　The magnet crane moves scrap iron from piles into trucks.　磁力起重机把废铁从废铁堆里吊起来装进卡车。
　The closet was full of piles of old books.　壁橱里堆满了旧书。
　Anyone who wants to teach has to take piles of their education courses.　任何一个想教书的人都必须学习许多门教育课程。
　I've got piles of work to do.　我有大量的工作要做。
　The children eat piles of butter on their bread.　孩子们吃面包爱多抹黄油。
　The engine seems to need piles of oil.　这种发动机似乎需要很多油。
　He must have piles of money to own a car like that.　他有那样的汽车，一定是个富翁。
　The pile engine drove the pile into the river bank.　打桩机把木桩打进河堤。

 ♣ make a pile
　挣大钱；发财　earn a lot of money
　I bet they are making a pile out of the deal.　我肯定他们这笔生意挣大钱。
　My brother made a pile selling videos.　我哥哥销售录像机发财了。
　He must have made a pile in his younger days as a smuggler.　他年轻时从事走私活动一定发了财。

 ♣ pile, heap, stack
　这组词的共同意思是“堆”。其区别是：pile通常指堆放得较整齐的属于同类的物体；stack是指仔细堆放的，通常由同一形状和大小组成的大量物体；heap则指一大堆杂乱的不一定是同类的物体。例如：
　They left me with a stack of dirty dishes.　他们留给我一摞脏盘子。
　There is a heap of rubbish here.　这儿有一堆垃圾。

　vt. & vi.堆起；堆叠 make into a pile; put on or in a pile

　～ book　堆书
　～ box　堆箱子
　～ fruit　堆水果
　～ leaves　堆树叶
　～ letter　堆信
　～ straw　堆稻草
　～ vegetable　堆蔬菜
　～ high　堆积如山
　～ commercially　商业积累
　～ grudgingly　勉强地堆积
　～ incessantly　持续不断地堆积
　～ indiscriminately　不分好坏地堆积
　～ monumentally　雄伟地堆叠
　～ murderously　极其危险地堆积
　～ simultaneously　同时堆积
　～ slowly　慢慢地堆积
　～ toweringly　高高地堆积
　～ unbelievably　不可思议地堆积
　～ widely　大规模地堆积
　～ in　（使）挤进
　～ off　成群地离开
　～ on　堆上，挤上
　～ out　涌出
　～ up　堆成山
　～ up debts　债台高筑
　～ against the fence　贴着篱笆堆积
　～ into the car　挤进汽车
　～ off the bus　挤下公共汽车
　～ on〔onto〕　把…堆到…上
　～ the books on top of the shelf　把书堆到架子上
　～ the meat onto the plate　把肉堆在盘子里
　～ with　用…堆满
　～ with paper　堆满了纸
　～ the cart with fruits　把水果堆到车上

　He piled a lot of logs.　他堆起许多木头。
　The student piled his books.　这个学生把书堆放在一起。
　The farmer piled straw in the loft.　农夫把稻草堆在草棚里。
　Pile the leaves in the corner of the yard.　把树叶堆到院角。

 ♣ pile against　(v.+prep.)
　靠…堆积　be added in a mass leaning sth
　Snow piled against the fence.　雪贴着篱笆越积越多。
 ♣ pile in　(v.+adv.)
　（使）塞进；（使）挤入　(cause to) enter in a mass or crowd
　The driver told us to pile in.　司机叫我们挤进去。
　He opened the door and they all piled in.　他把门打开，他们一拥而入。
　We piled all the luggage in and drove off.　我们把全部行李塞进去就开车走了。
 ♣ pile in on　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　包围着　surround (sb) as if to attack
　〔说明〕 pile in on不用于被动结构。
　Unpleasant memories have been piling in on her since that unfortunate meeting with her old enemy.　自从那次不期遇见她的旧敌之后，不愉快的回忆总是萦绕着她。
 ♣ pile into　(v.+prep.)
　〈非正〉（使）挤进，塞进　 (cause to) enter (a place) in a mass or crowd
　〔说明〕 pile into不用于被动结构。
　The crowd piled into the bus in a few seconds.　那群人几秒钟内就挤进了公共汽车。
　All of us piled into Peter's car and headed back to the flat.　我们都挤进了彼德的车子返回公寓。
 ♣ pile it on
　〈非正〉夸大事实　 stretch the truth
　〔说明〕 pile it on不用于被动结构。
　Stop piling it on; it is not half as bad as you make it appear.　别夸大其词了，事情根本不像你说的那么坏。
　I don't believe everything he says; he's probably piling it on as usual.　他所说的一切我都不相信，也许他和往常一样说得很夸张。
　I ate too much and had a day off work but I piled it on thick and told them I had food poisoning.　我吃得太多了而一天没去上班，但我却言过其实地对他们说我食物中毒了。
 ♣ pile off　(v.+adv.)
　成群地离开　leave in a crowd
　The bus stopped, and crowds of passengers piled off.　公交车停下后，成群的乘客下车离去。
 ♣ pile on¹　(v.+adv.)
　（使）堆积；（使）拥入　(cause to) be added in a mass or crowd
　The lorries drew up, and they piled on.　卡车停下来，他们一拥而上。
 ♣ pile on²　(v.+prep.)
　在…上堆积　make a mass of (sth or things) on top of (sth)
　He is piling coal on a fire.　他正在往火上添煤。
 ♣ pile onto　(v.+prep.)
　（使）堆在…上；（使）涌上…　(cause to) take a position on top of (sth) in a mass or crowd
　They piled wood onto the bonfire until the flames roared.　他们不断往篝火上加木柴，直到火光冲天。
 ♣ pile out　(v.+adv.)
　成群离去；蜂拥而出　leave in a crowd
　After the game, crowds of football fans piled out.　球赛结束后，成群的足球迷涌出了赛场。
　They piled out of the theatre.　他们挤出剧场。
　The police were waiting for the hooligans as they piled out of the train.　那些流氓从火车上纷纷下来，警察早已在那儿等着他们了。
 ♣ pile up　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）成为一堆；堆积 (cause to) form into a mass or large quantity
　The clouds are piling up.　云愈积愈密。
　Perishable goods are piling up at the docks because of the strike of tally clerks.　因理货员罢工，码头上易腐烂的货物堆积如山。
　Snow continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year.　雪年复一年堆积得越来越厚。
　He found that piles of silks, piles of silver and gold piled up to the roof.　他看到成堆的丝绸、金银堆到了屋顶。
　Evidence was piling up against them.　不利于他们的证据越来越多。
　His debts are piling up.　他的债务越积越多。
　Work has piled up during his absence.　在他离开期间工作积压起来了。
　He piled up fallen leaves in a corner of the yard.　他把落叶堆积在院子一角。
　He piled grass up near our breakfast fire.　他在我们烧早饭的火堆旁堆起草。
　He piled up much information on the American Indians.　他收集了许多有关美洲印第安人的资料。
　They quickly piled up fortunes.　他们很快累积了大量财富。
2. 相撞 crash
　A bus and three cars piled up on the main road this morning.　一辆公共汽车和三辆小车今天上午在主干道上相撞。
　One car made a sudden stop and the two cars behind it piled up.　一辆汽车突然刹车，后面跟着的两辆汽车追尾相撞。
 ♣ pile with　(v.+prep.)
　往…堆放；把…堆给　load (a container) with a mass of (sth or things); give (sb/sth) a lot of (sth)
　The workers piled the lorry with coal.　工人们给卡车装满煤。
　He piled the table with papers.　他在桌上堆满报纸。
　Our generous host piled our plates with food.　慷慨的主人在我们的盘子里盛满了食物。
　The truck was piled high with fruits and vegetables.　卡车上装满了水果和蔬菜。

 ♣ pile, accumulate, amass, heap
　参见accumulate条。

　［同义词］ n. heap, stack v. accumulate, amass, assemble, heap up
　［词源］　中古法语 <拉丁语pila（柱）