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/paɪl/

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noun

堆，堆积物。

A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

Examples :

"My son made a pile of books on his desk. "

我儿子在桌子上堆了一堆书。

mass thing essential

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noun

待选清单，备选名单

A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.

Examples :

"When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile"

当我们找新室友的时候，我们把那位友善的女士放在了“待定”的备选名单里，而把那个讨厌的家伙放在了“淘汰”的备选名单里。

list item organization business essential

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noun

堆，叠。

A mass formed in layers.

Examples :

"a pile of shot"

一堆弹丸

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noun

柴堆，火堆

A funeral pile; a pyre.

Examples :

"The villagers gathered around the funeral pile, watching as the flames consumed the body of their beloved elder. "

村民们聚集在柴堆旁，看着火焰吞噬了他们敬爱的长者的遗体。

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noun

大笔钱财，巨款

A large amount of money.

Examples :

"He made a pile from that invention of his."

他靠那项发明赚了一大笔钱。

amount finance business economy essential

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noun

建筑群，大厦.

A large building, or mass of buildings.

Examples :

"The old pile of buildings housed the entire school district. "

那片老建筑群容纳了整个学区。

architecture building essential

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noun

锻铁束，铁堆。

A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a fagot.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully arranged the pile of wrought iron to prepare it for forging. "

铁匠小心翼翼地整理着那堆锻铁束，准备进行锻造。

material industry work essential

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noun

伏打电堆，电池堆。

A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.

Examples :

"The scientist built a pile to generate electricity for her science project. "

这位科学家搭建了一个伏打电堆，为她的科学项目发电。

technology physics energy device science essential

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noun

原子反应堆，核反应堆。

An atomic pile; an early form of nuclear reactor.

Examples :

"The atomic pile in the lab was the first attempt to harness nuclear energy. "

实验室里的那个原子反应堆是人类首次尝试利用核能。

energy physics technology science machine essential

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noun

反面，背面

The reverse (or tails) of a coin.

Examples :

"My sister flipped the coin, and the pile landed face down on the table. "

我妹妹抛起硬币，硬币的反面朝下落在了桌子上。

game bet item essential

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noun

联盟，社团

A list or league

Examples :

"The teacher made a pile of students who needed extra help with math. "

老师组建了一个需要额外数学辅导的学生联盟。

organization list group essential

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verb

堆积，堆放。

(often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

Examples :

"They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow."

他们正把木头堆放在手推车上。

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verb

堆积，堆放

To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.

Examples :

"We piled the camel with our loads."

我们把货物堆满了骆驼背上。

amount action mass essential

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verb

堆积，积累

To add something to a great number.

Examples :

"The students piled their books on the desk, adding to the already large number already there. "

学生们把书堆在桌子上，使得桌上本来就很多的书又多了一堆。

amount mass action essential

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verb

堵塞，拥堵。

(of vehicles) To create a hold-up.

Examples :

"The slow-moving traffic piled up on the highway, causing a major delay. "

缓慢行驶的车辆在高速公路上造成了拥堵，导致了严重的延误。

vehicle traffic essential

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verb

架枪，堆叠。

To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.

Examples :

"The soldier piled the muskets in threes, making them stand upright and steady. "

士兵们把滑膛枪三支一组地架起来，使它们能竖立稳固。

military weapon action essential

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箭，矢。

A dart; an arrow.

Examples :

"The archer carefully aimed and released the pile, hoping it would hit the target. "

弓箭手小心地瞄准，然后放出了那支箭，希望它能射中靶心。

weapon essential

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箭头，矛头

The head of an arrow or spear.

Examples :

"The archer carefully sharpened the pile of his arrow before the competition. "

比赛前，弓箭手仔细地磨利了他的箭的箭头。

weapon part essential

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noun

桩，柱子

A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.

Examples :

"The construction crew drove a large pile into the ground to support the new school building's foundation. "

建筑队将一根巨大的桩子打入地下，以支撑新建学校大楼的地基。

architecture building technical material structure essential

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noun

尖桩，桩，楔。

One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully stacked the wood, forming a pile for the roof. "

木匠小心地堆放木材，堆成一堆尖桩状的木料，准备用来盖屋顶。

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verb

打桩，堆积。

To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.

Examples :

"The construction workers piled the wooden supports into the soft ground to make a strong foundation for the new house. "

建筑工人们将木头支柱打桩到松软的土地里，为新房子打造坚固的地基。

architecture building structure essential

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noun

痔疮, 痔.

(usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid.

Examples :

"My grandmother has a painful pile, so she's taking some medicine. "

我奶奶得了很疼的痔疮，所以在吃药。

medicine body disease anatomy essential

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绒毛，细毛

Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)

Examples :

"The cat's soft pile was a comforting thing to pet. "

这只猫柔软的绒毛摸起来让人感到很舒服。

appearance body animal essential

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绒毛，毛圈.

The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth.

Examples :

"The velvet couch had a soft pile, making it comfortable to sit on. "

那张丝绒沙发有着柔软的绒毛，坐起来非常舒服。

material appearance essential

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verb

堆积，堆放

To give a pile to; to make shaggy.

Examples :

"The dog owner piled extra blankets on top of the dog bed to keep it warm. "

为了让狗狗的窝更暖和，狗主人在上面堆了厚厚的毯子。

appearance material essential