/paɪl; paɪl/
n heavy column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for a bridge, etc （桥梁等的）桩.

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n
1 number of things lying one upon another 堆; 摞; 叠
*a pile of books, laundry, wood 一堆书、洗的衣物、木头
* The rubbish was left in a pile on the floor. 地板上堆着垃圾.
2 (often pl 常作复数) ~ of sth (infml 口) a lot of sth 一大堆; 一大批; 一大团; 大量
*a pile of work to do 要做的大量工作* 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.
3 (fml or joc 文或谑) large impressive building or group of buildings 高大的建筑物.
4 (also `funeral pile) = pyre.
5 dry battery for making electric current 乾电池.
6 (also atomic `pile) nuclear reactor 核反应堆.
7 (idm 习语) make a `pile (infml 口) earn a lot of money 赚大钱; 发财
*I bet they are making a pile out of the deal. 我肯定他们这笔生意一定赚大钱. make one's `pile (infml 口) make enough money to live on for the rest of one's life; make one's fortune （为以後的生活）挣够钱; 发财
*He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地产生意兴隆期间他发了大财.

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v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) put (things) one on top of the other; form a pile of (things) 堆叠、堆积、堆放或堆起（东西）
*pile the books into a stack 把书堆成一摞
* pile (up) the logs outside the door 把木头码在门外
* pile the books up 把书摞起来
* pile up the old furniture in the shed 把旧家具堆放到棚子里.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ A on(to) B/~ B with A put sth on sth in a pile; load sth with sth 将某物堆在某物上; 将某物放到某处
*pile papers on the table 把报纸堆放在桌子上
* pile the table with papers 桌子上堆着报纸
* pile plenty of coal onto the fire 往火上加很多煤
* a table piled high with dishes 桌子上高高地摞着碟子.
3 (idm 习语) pile it `on (infml 口) exaggerate 夸张; 夸大
*It's probably not as bad as she says she does tend to pile it on. 大概不像她说的那么糟--她确实有意夸大事实. pile on the `agony (infml 口) treat an unpleasant situation as if it was worse than it really is (and enjoy doing so) （欣欣然）夸大坏的情况
*The situation is frightful, but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it. 情况很可怕, 可是还一个劲儿地议论让人觉得更可怕.
4 (phr v) pile into sth/out of sth; pile in/out enter/leave sth in a disorderly way 一窝蜂地进入[离开]某处
*The taxi arrived and we all piled in. 计程车一到, 我们一拥而上.* The children piled noisily into the bus. 孩子们闹哄哄地挤上了公共汽车.
* 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
(a) increase in quantity; accumulate 增多; 积累
*Evidence was piling up against them. 不利于他们的证据越来越多.
* Her debts are piling up and she has no money to pay them. 她债台日高已无力偿还.
(b) (of a number of vehicles) crash into each other, esp with each car hitting the one in front （指若干辆车）互相碰撞, （尤指）连环碰撞.

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n [U] soft surface, eg of velvet or of certain carpets, formed from cut or uncut loops of fibre 绒面, 绒头（如织物或地毯的）
*the thick pile of a luxurious bath towel 华丽浴巾的厚绒面
* [attrib 作定语] a deep pile carpet 厚绒地毯. Cf 参看 nap2.