| 单词 | pile |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pile 1(paɪl) noun 1. a collection of objects laid on top of one another or of other material stacked vertically; heap; mound 2. informal a large amount of money (esp in the phrase make a pile) 3. (often plural) informal a large amount a pile of work 4. a less common word for pyre 5. a large building or group of buildings 6. short for voltaic pile 7. physics a structure of uranium and a moderator used for producing atomic energy; nuclear reactor 8. metallurgy an arrangement of wrought-iron bars that are to be heated and worked into a singlebar 9. the point of an arrow verb 10. (often foll by up) to collect or be collected into or as if into a pile snow piled up in the drive 11. (intr; foll by in, into, off, out, etc) to move in a group, esp in a hurried or disorganized manner to pile off the bus 12. pile arms 13. pile it on Word origin C15: via Old French from Latin pīla stone pierWord Frequency pile 2(paɪl) noun 1. a long column of timber, concrete, or steel that is driven into the ground to provide a foundation for a vertical load (a bearing pile) or a group of such columns to resist a horizontal load from earth or water pressure (a sheet pile) 2. heraldry an ordinary shaped like a wedge, usually displayed point-downwards verb (transitive) 3. to drive (piles) into the ground 4. to provide or support (a structure) with piles Word origin Old English pīl, from Latin pīlumWord Frequency pile 3(paɪl) noun 1. textiles a. the yarns in a fabric that stand up or out from the weave, as in carpeting, velvet, flannel, etc b. one of these yarns 2. soft fine hair, fur, wool, etc Word origin C15: from Anglo-Norman pyle, from Latin pilus hair |
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