| 词组 | pile up |
| 释义 | Idiom pile up Theme: ACCIDENT to crash or wreck.The car piled up against the tree.The bus piled up on the curve. Idiom pile uppile up (something) to increase something.Many civilians were killed — the evidence continues to pile up.The company piled up hundreds of millions of dollars of losses over the last year. Usage notes: usually used in passive forms: Earnings began piling up from the sale of the new switches. Phr V pile up piles, piling, piled pile up (sth) or pile (sth) up to become a pile, or to make a lot of things into a pile by putting them on top of each otherI hadn't done the dishes for a while and plates were starting to pile up in the sink.Just pile the books up and leave them on the table. if something unpleasant {e.g. work, bills, losses} piles up, or if you pile it up, you get more and more of itThe bills are starting to pile up and I just can't pay them.Both companies have piled up huge losses this year. pile up mainly American informal if vehicles travelling on a road pile up, they crash into each otherTwo cars and seven trucks piled up in fog on the interstate. pile-up noun slightly informalFifteen people were injured in a massive pile-up on the A1. pile up1. To accumulate, gather, or increase over time. Please don't let your dirty dishes pile up—put them in the dishwasher or clean them yourself! With Deborah out sick all week, jobs have begun to pile up in our department. 2. To put something into a pile or heap. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pile" and "up." Just pile up your garden waste on the curb, and we will be around in the morning to collect it. 3. To crash into or on top of one another. Because of the black ice on the roads, nearly a dozen cars piled up as they tried in vain to come to a stop. pile something up1. to crash or wreck something. Drive carefully if you don't want to pile the car up. The driver piled up the car against a tree. 2. to make something into a heap. Carl piled all the leaves up and set them afire. Please pile up the leaves. pile up1. Lit. [for things] to gather or accumulate. The newspapers began to pile up after a few days. Work is really piling up around here. 2. Fig. [for a number of vehicles] to crash together. Nearly twenty cars piled up on the bridge this morning. pile up1. Accumulate, as in The leaves piled up in the yard, or He piled up a huge fortune. In this idiom pile means "form a heap or mass of something." [Mid-1800s] 2. Be involved in a crash, as in When the police arrived, at least four cars had piled up. [Late 1800s] pile upv. 1. To arrange something into a pile: We piled up the firewood in the garage. I piled the dirty dishes up in the sink. 2. To accumulate: My bills piled up while I was in the hospital. 3. To cause something to accumulate: The company is piling up debt with its risky investments. The team piled 40 points up in the first half of the game. 4. To crash into each other; collide. Used especially of vehicles: Because of the thick fog, dozens of cars piled up on the freeway. |
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