English Dictionary

pile

/paɪl/

verb

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

She piled the books on the table.

意味（1）

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.

Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.

意味（3）

(transitive) To add something to a great number.

But as the second half wore on, Sunderland piled forward at every opportunity and their relentless pressure looked certain to be rewarded in the closing stages.

意味（4）

(transitive) (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.

意味（5）

(transitive, military) To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.