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单词 pile (something) up
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pile(something)up

phrasal verbwithpileverb
uk
/paɪl/us
/paɪl/

(FORM A PILE)

toformapile, or to put a lot of things into apile
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Placing and positioning an object
  • -based
  • appose
  • around
  • changesomethingaround
  • circle
  • consign
  • fit
  • install
  • lie
  • manoeuvrable
  • plant
  • redeposit
  • reinstall
  • reinstallation
  • relocate
  • reorientate
  • stick
  • superimpose
  • transpose
  • transposition
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(INCREASE)

B2
(of somethingbad) toincrease:
Unpaidbillsbegantopileupalarmingly.
Theypiledup such ahugedebtthat theysoonwentbankrupt.
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Increasing and intensifying
  • -ify
  • accretion
  • accumulate
  • accumulative
  • add fuel to the fireidiom
  • additive
  • blaze
  • crank
  • heighten
  • hot up
  • increase
  • increment
  • inflation
  • mushroom
  • re-escalation
  • redouble
  • resurge
  • rocket
  • saturation
  • stake
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pile-up
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpaɪl.ʌp/us
/ˈpaɪl.ʌp/
atrafficaccidentinvolvingseveralvehiclesthathiteach other
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a traffic accident
  • accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
  • collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
  • head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
  • shuntUKMy insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
  • crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
  • car crashHe died in a car crash.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
  • anti-collision
  • bird strike
  • brake
  • car crash
  • crash-landing
  • cropper
  • derail
  • derailment
  • overshoot
  • prang
  • rear-end
  • road toll
  • roadkill
  • RTA
  • rubbernecking
  • run(something)intosomething/someone
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • shunt
  • stack
  • stack up
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
(Definition ofpile (something) upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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pile up

phrasal verbwithpileverb
us
/pɑɪl/
toincreaseinamount:
Theworkwas piling up, and IdecidedI had to go in to theofficeon theweekend.
(Definition ofpile upfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpile (something) up

pile (something) up
Thispile-upsometimes slowed or hindered the emergence of the disputed female.
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The consequence of this is thepile-upobserved at the high wavenumber end of the spectrum, and ultimately a breakdown in the computation.
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Usually, more than two males were involved in the standoff resulting in apile-up.
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Although it is unclear why this might be the case, we expect that it is related to the accumulation orpile-upof stressors that often occurs in disadvantaged communities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Has there perhaps been apile-upduring the election campaign?
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Thispile-upof stocks is creating great anxiety among many of my constituents and in the dairy industry.
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It is sometimes well-nigh impossible to identify the culprit or culprits when there is apile-upon the road.
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We do not know how long after thepile-uptook place these signs were put up.
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A largepile-upof animals in transit would be a very difficult administrative matter indeed.
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For instance, we are having apile-upand an augmentation of the effluent coming from distilleries.
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It is a useful device for saving apile-upbehind a car which has broken down.
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There is great national concern every time there is a ghastly vehiclepile-upcausing death and serious injury to many.
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All these have been revealed inpile-uppost-mortems.
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Only such a campaign will avoid another horrendous motorwaypile-upin fog.
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It can be so fast that the result is apile-up.
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