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heap

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heap1 /hiːp/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1  GROUP OF THINGSa large untidy pile of things 〔大而杂乱的〕堆
 a rubbish heap
垃圾堆
heap of
 There was a heap of stones where the building used to be.
那栋建筑物的原址上有一堆石头。
in a heap
 The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk.
待寄信件杂乱地堆在她的书桌上。
 We piled the branches into heaps for burning.
我们把树枝堆起来烧。
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2  heaps informalLOT/VERY MUCH a lot of something 大量，许多
heaps of
 The children have heaps of energy.
孩子们精力充沛。
heaps better/bigger etc (=much better, bigger etc) 好得多/大得多等
Examples from the Corpus
heap of• There will be heaps of praise for the late David Brower, who died last November.• Heap leaching uses chemical solutions to dissolve gold from heaps of crushed ore.• That does not include heaps of smaller arms and ammunition.• Here there were piles of newspapers, heaps of books, manuscripts, labels, rubber stamps, envelopes.• The front doors did not close properly. Heaps of garbage littered the grounds.• Do, do, do, do try and come home for the season. Heaps of love from, Madeleine.• Beneath were heaps of dry leaves, enough to cover many men.• A lively, bustling place with heaps of atmosphere.
3  fall/collapse etc in a heap FALLto fall down and lie without moving 瘫倒，倒下来动弹不了
 They finally collapsed in a heap on the grass.
他们最终瘫倒在草地上。
Examples from the Corpus
fall/collapse etc in a heap• The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap.• Graham never saw what hit him, and collapsed in a heap on the floor.• Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap.• Sure enough, the Mean Machine runs the same play again and Budanski collapses in a heap, not breathing.• The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.• The lion fell in a heap, and she got a steel knee on top of it.• Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?
4. humorousTTCOLD/NOT NEW an old car that is in bad condition 破旧的汽车，老爷车
5  at the top/bottom of the heap high up and successful or low down and unsuccessful in an organization or in society 在〔机构或社会的〕顶层/底层
 The very poor are at the bottom of the heap.
贫苦大众处于社会底层。
6. be struck all of a heap British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informalSURPRISED to be suddenly very surprised or confused 被突然惊呆，被弄得不知所措
Examples from the Corpus
heap• Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap.• The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.• Then she sees Rainbow's cast-off shirt at the foot of the stairs, tangled in a heap with Anya's jeans.• The kids left all their wet towels in a heap on the bathroom floor.• On the end of the desk was a heap of newspapers.• a compost heap• An alternative to digging in the green manure in spring is to cut and add the material to the compost heap.• There was a huge heap of blankets and pillows on the bed.• Here there were piles of newspapers, heaps of books, manuscripts, labels, rubber stamps, envelopes.• Loose orange heaps, recently dropped, steaming, that bristled with straw.• Candles in jam-jars were set around the heap of boulders.
in a heap• The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap.• The enemy was mowed down in heaps.• Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap.• The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.• She was left in a heap at the side of the road as the defendant drove off.• The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.• Wattling always leaves his flannel lying in a heap by the bath.• The cabbage was all gone and the shiny ankle bones of smoked pork were pushed in a heap on their plates.
heap2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  (also heap up)PUT to put a lot of things on top of each other in an untidy way 〔杂乱地〕堆积，堆放 SYN pile
heap on
 Jean heaped logs on the fire.
琼把木头堆放在火上。
2  heap something with something to put a lot of something on a surface 在某物上堆满某物 SYN pile
 She gave him a glass of whisky and heaped his plate with food.
她给他一杯威士忌，并给他的盘子盛满食物。
3  heap praise/insults etc on somebody PRAISEINSULTto praise, insult etc someone a lot 对某人极力称赞/百般侮辱等
 He heaped all the blame on his secretary.
他把所有责任都推在秘书身上。
Examples from the Corpus
heap• Piles of garbage were heaped everywhere.• He came down to breakfast surprised to find cakes and candies heaped high on his plate.• In spite of all the indignities Joe Harries had heaped on her, Eline felt she should be faithful to her vows.• Cheap clothes and shoes were heaped on tables.• Typically enough, being a woman, she heaps the blame on me.• Eileen collected the leaves, heaping them into piles for burning.• Her clothes lay heaped together in a corner of the room.• But Dot saw plenty of coal heaped up beside the tracks in so many different shades of black.• They see the lifeless briefs heaped upon their benches like great mountains in stark black and white.• It was heaped with a grain something like rice.• Some ride in wheelchairs, balancing trays heaped with bratwurst, red cabbage and crumb cake.• a plate heaped with salad
Origin heap1
Old English
heap1 nounheap2 verb
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