noun🔗Share堆，堆积物。 A mass of things heaped together; a heap."My son made a pile of books on his desk. "我儿子在桌子上堆了一堆书。massthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。listitemorganizationbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share堆，叠。 A mass formed in layers."a pile of shot"一堆弹丸massitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share柴堆，火堆 A funeral pile; a pyre."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。ritualreligioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大笔钱财，巨款 A large amount of money."He made a pile from that invention of his."他靠那项发明赚了一大笔钱。amountfinancebusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share建筑群，大厦. A large building, or mass of buildings."The old pile of buildings housed the entire school district. "那片老建筑群容纳了整个学区。architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。materialindustryworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。technologyphysicsenergydevicescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share原子反应堆，核反应堆。 An atomic pile; an early form of nuclear reactor."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。energyphysicstechnologysciencemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share反面，背面 The reverse (or tails) of a coin."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。gamebetitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share联盟，社团 A list or league"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。organizationlistgroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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"They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow."他们正把木头堆放在手推车上。massamountactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堆积，堆放 To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load."We piled the camel with our loads."我们把货物堆满了骆驼背上。amountactionmassessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堆积，积累 To add something to a great number."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。amountmassactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵塞，拥堵。 (of vehicles) To create a hold-up."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。vehicletrafficessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share架枪，堆叠。 To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other."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。militaryweaponactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share箭，矢。 A dart; an arrow."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。weaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share箭头，矛头 The head of an arrow or spear."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。weaponpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。architecturebuildingtechnicalmaterialstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尖桩，桩，楔。 One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost."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。heraldryfigureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打桩， 堆积。 To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles."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。architecturebuildingstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share痔疮, 痔. (usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid."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。medicinebodydiseaseanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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.)"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。appearancebodyanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绒毛，毛圈. The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth."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。materialappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堆积，堆放 To give a pile to; to make shaggy."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。appearancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
