| 词组 | pile on |
| 释义 | 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) informal 3. 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 |
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