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pile

/ˈpajəl/

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noun

plural piles

[count] a group of things that are put one on top of another

He put the magazines into a neat pile.

She raked the leaves into piles.

Take a card from the pile. - often + of

a pile of wood

a pile of clothes

informal

a very large amount of something

She had piles of work to do.

He makes a pile of money.

a large amount of money

He made his pile and then retired.

He made a pile in the stock market. - compare 3pile 4pile

at the bottom of the pile

in a low or very unimportant position

He is at the bottom of the pile but should get a promotion soon.

The team finished the season at the bottom of the pile.

at the top of the pile

in a high or very important position

With this promotion, he will be at the top of the pile.

The team finished the season at the top of the pile.

verb

piles; piled; piling

[+ obj] :to put (something) in a pile

The campers piled [=stacked] wood for the fire.

The books were piled [=heaped] high on the table. - often + up

The teacher neatly piled up the students' papers.

[+ obj] :to put a large amount of things on or in (something) - + with

He piled his plate with potatoes.

The chair was piled with clothes. [=there was a pile of clothes on the chair]

[+ obj] :to put (things or people) inside or on top of something in a quick and careless way - + into or onto

I piled all my clothes into one suitcase.

We piled the kids into the van.

He piled potatoes onto his plate.

[no obj] of a group of people, animals, etc. :to enter or get on something (such as a building or vehicle) quickly - + into or onto

The kids piled [=crowded] into the van.

People piled into the theater.

We piled onto the sofa.

pile in

[phrasal verb] of a group of people, animals, etc. :to move into a place or vehicle quickly

She parked the van and we all piled in.

pile on

[phrasal verb]

pile on (something) :to put a large amount of (something) on something or someone

He piled on the gravy.

The teacher punished the class by piling on more work. [=the teacher punished the class by giving them more work]

Her parents piled on the pressure to do well in school. [=her parents put a lot of pressure on her to do well in school]

If you pile on the pounds, you gain a lot of weight.

US informal :to join other people in criticizing something or someone in usually an unfair way

After the first few negative reviews, all the other critics started piling on.

pile out

[phrasal verb] of a group of people, animals, etc. :to move out of a place or a vehicle quickly

She parked the van, and the kids piled out.

The crowd piled out of the theater.

pile up

[phrasal verb]

to increase in amount or number to a total that is difficult to manage

Work piled up while she was on vacation.

The bills are piling up.

Traffic piled up because of the accident.

Snow piled up on the cars. - see also pileup

noun

a soft surface of short threads on a rug, carpet, etc. [singular]

The rug has a thick pile. [noncount]

It's a yellow rug with shaggy pile. - compare 3nap - compare 1pile, 4pile

noun

plural piles

[count] :a long stake or pointed post that is pushed into the ground to support something (such as a building) - compare 1pile 3pile

* Các từ tương tự:
pile driver, piles, pileup

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