heap
noun[C]
uk/hiːp/us/hiːp/C2
anuntidypileormassof things:
(凌乱的)一堆a heap ofclothes/rubbish一堆衣服/垃圾
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- Put thevegetablepeelingson thecompostheap.
- Herbelongingswerescatteredinvariousheaps around theroom.
- Thebullethithim and hecrumpledinto a heap on thefloor.
- There was anenormousheap ofjunkmaillyingon thedoormatwhen we got back.
- Sherakedup all thefallenleavesinto a heap.
Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- any number ofthingsidiom
- armload
- backlog
- bolus
- flood
- foam
- logjam
- many
- motherlode
- multi-million
- multitude
- myriad
- pile
- stack
- tsunami
- wedge
- welter
- whoosh
- wodge
Idioms
the bottom of the heap
collapse/fall in a heap
a (whole) heap ofsomething
heap
verb[T+ adv/prep]
uk/hiːp/us/hiːp/to put things into alarge,untidypile:
堆积,使成堆He heaped morefoodontohisplate.他在他的盘子里堆了更多的食物。
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- reorientation
- stick
- transpose
- transposition
Phrasal verb
heapsomethingonsomeone