pile-up

• n. 堆存；堆擠

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.

桌上空盤子的旁邊是一堆書。

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

那整整一摞東西動了一下後滑落下來，嘭的一聲全掉到了地上。

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

我有一大堆的問題等著過後問你。

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

揀出好的水果，碼放在奶油上。

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

她從一堆報紙下麵抽出一張照片。

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