| 词汇 | pile |
| 释义 | pile Theme: MONEY n. a large amount of money.She really made a pile in the stock market.That old lady has a pile of money stashed in the bank. pile 1. noun 1 a great deal of money UK, 1741. 2 in poker, the amount of money (cash and/or chips) a player has in front of him available for betting US, 1979.► on the pilein prison US, 1970 2. verb (from the male point of view) to have sex US, 1968.► pile it onto exaggerate; to show-off. A variation of PILE ON THE AGONY⇨ See: AGONY US, 1876 pile in pile in if a group of people pile in, they all enter a place or vehicle, quickly and not in an organized way: We were having a quiet drink at the bar when a group of walkers suddenly piled in. Luke opened the door of the battered old Mercedes. "Pile in!" he said to us all with a smile.■ OPPOSITE: pile out pile into pile into sth if a group of people pile into a place or vehicle, they all enter it, quickly and not in an organized way: Bunny, Martin and the four girls piled into the taxi amid a lot of shouting and drunken laughter.■ OPPOSITE: pile out of pile on 1. pile on sth • pile sth on • pile sth on sth to give more and more of something, for example pressure, praise, or detail in order to achieve the result or effect that you want: Lessard's a good writer generally - but she's boring when she piles on endless details about her childhood. The Scots piled on the pressure and achieved a comfortable win.2. pile it on to talk about something a lot, especially in a way that makes a situation or something that someone has done seem much worse than it really is: Nobody pays any attention when I do something right, but they certainly pile it on when I make a mistake. There had been no crying or accusations last night, but George suspected that Marjorie was going to pile it on this morning.■ SIMILAR TO: lay it on (thick) informal3. pile on the agony BrE to make a situation even more difficult for a person or a team than it already is, especially in a game of sport: Kenny Glasgow missed the goal, which piled on the agony for United, who had already lost two other chances.4. pile on weight/pounds etc especially BrE if you pile on weight, you become much fatter and heavier: Most people pile on some extra weight at Christmas.■ OPPOSITE: shed weight/pounds etc pile out pile out if a group of people pile out, they all leave a vehicle or a place quickly and not in an organized way: All the people on the coach piled out and started running for shelter from the rain.+ of An alarm went off and everyone began piling out of their rooms in their pyjamas.■ OPPOSITE: pile in pile up 1. pile up if a lot of something piles up, more and more of it collects somewhere and forms a pile: Dorcas sat at his desk, and stared at the snow piling up against the walls outside.■ SIMILAR TO: build up2. pile sth up • pile up sth to put a lot of things on top of each other so that they form a pile: What's in all those boxes that are piled up in the garage? Helen carefully piled up the logs in front of the stove.■ SIMILAR TO: stack up3. pile up if work, debts, problems etc pile up, they increase in number or amount and you cannot deal with them all: By that time the business was in serious trouble, and its debts were rapidly piling up. The traffic going out of town is really starting to pile up by five o'clock.■ SIMILAR TO: build up, mount up4. pile up sth • pile sth up to make the number or amount of something increase in a way that causes problems for you: The government has been criticized for piling up financial trouble. The company has piled up losses of over $20 million.■ SIMILAR TO: build up5. pile up informal, especially AmE if a lot of vehicles pile up, they crash into each other: It has been a bad week for traffic accidents, with twenty-one cars piling up on the US route 23 between Toledo and Columbus.pile-up n C a road accident in which a lot of vehicles crash into each other: Several people were injured in a 12-vehicle pile-up on the M25 near Wisley.6. pile up sb's hair to tie your hair up on top of your head, instead of letting it hang down around your shoulders.: The old lady's long silver hair was piled up in a bun.7. pile up sth not passive to succeed in winning a lot of points, goals etc in a game of sport: San Francisco piled up 413 yards, led by quarterback Terrance Brown. Kent piled up 603 for eight - their highest total since 1934.■ SIMILAR TO: notch up, chalk up8. pile up sth especially AmE to gradually succeed in making a large amount of money: If Susan's investments hit a 10% rate of return, she could succeed in piling up $2.3 million by retirement.■ SIMILAR TO: build up, accumulate formal pile n. a large amount of money. That old lady has a pile stashed in the bank.
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