pile-up

  • n. 堆存;堆挤
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pile-up 连环撞车

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.
桌上空盘子的旁边是一堆书。

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2. The entire pile shifted and slid, thumping onto the floor.
那整整一摞东西动了一下后滑落下来,嘭的一声全掉到了地上。

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3. I've got a pile of questions afterwards for you.
我有一大堆的问题等着过后问你。

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4. Pick over the fruit and pile on top of the cream.
拣出好的水果,码放在奶油上。

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5. She dug out a photograph from under a pile of papers.
她从一堆报纸下面抽出一张照片。

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