- N-COUNT (尤指杂乱的)一堆
A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.
- ...a heap of bricks...
一堆砖 - ...a compost heap...
一堆堆肥 - He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.
他把地上铺的瓷砖掀了起来,堆成一堆。
A heap of things is usually untidy, and often has the shape of a hill or mound. Now, the house is a heap of rubble. A stack is usually tidy, and often consists of flat objects placed directly on top of each other. ...a neat stack of dishes. A pile of things can be tidy or untidy. ...a neat pile of clothes.
heap 通常指杂乱的、呈小山状的一堆东西,如:Now, the house is a heap of rubble(现在,房子成了一堆瓦砾)。stack通常是整齐的一叠,指扁平物体叠放起来,如:a neat stack of dishes(整齐的一叠盘子)。pile 既可指整齐的一叠,也可指杂乱的一堆,如:a neat pile of clothes(整齐的一叠衣服)。
- VERB 堆放;堆积;堆起
If you heap things somewhere, you arrange them in a large pile.
- Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
马德里加尔夫人将更多的胡萝卜堆到了迈克尔的盘子里。 - Heap up means the same as heap.
heap up 同 heap - Off to one side, the militia was heaping up wood for a bonfire.
在一旁,民兵团正在堆柴点篝火。
- VERB (对…)极力(赞扬或批评)
If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism.
- The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.
海军首长对密谋分子的手法和动机都表示出极大的轻蔑。
- QUANT 大量;许多
Heaps of something or a heap of something is a large quantity of it.
- You have heaps of time...
你有的是时间。 - ...a job that might suit someone with heaps of experience...
可能适合经验丰富的人的工作 - I got in a heap of trouble.
我惹了很多麻烦。
- PHRASE 身处底层/身处高层
Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization.
- ...those at the top of the social heap...
那些身处社会高层的人们 - Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.
曾经养尊处优的国企普通工人,突然发现自己已跌至社会底层。
- PHRASE 颓然(倒下);重重地(倒下)
If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move.
- The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.
年青的足球队员完成激烈的阻截后瘫倒在地动弹不得。