heap

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heap1 /hiːp/ ●●○ noun [countable]  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。 →4  See picture of 见图 BUNDLE →5 see picture at 见图 pile12  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。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 English 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 [transitive]  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 pileheap 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。→ See Verb table

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 saladOrigin heap1 Old English

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pile large a Corpus of untidy things

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heap¹ /hiːp/ noun [countable]1. a large untidy pile of things:
    a rubbish heap
    heap of
    There was a heap of stones where the building used to be.
    in a heap
    The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk.
    We piled the branches into heaps for burning.
2. heaps informal a lot of something
    heaps of
    The children have heaps of energy.
    heaps better/bigger etc (=much better, bigger etc)
3. fall/collapse etc in a heap to fall down and lie without moving:
    They finally collapsed in a heap on the grass.
4. humorous an old car that is in bad condition
5. at the top/bottom of the heap high up and successful or low down and unsuccessful in an organization or in society:
    The very poor are at the bottom of the heap.
6. be struck all of a heap British English old-fashioned informal to be suddenly very surprised or confused
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ pile a group of things of the same type that are put on top of each other: a huge pile of cardboard boxes
   ▪ stack a neat pile of things of the same type: There were stacks of books on the floor.
   ▪ heap a large messy pile of things: All his clothes were in a heap on the floor.
   ▪ mound a pile of something with a round shape: a small mound of rice on the plate
   ▪ mountain a very large pile of something with a round shape: a mountain of dirty laundry waiting to be washed

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heap² verb [transitive]
1. (also heap up) to put a lot of things on top of each other in an untidy way
   SYN  pile
    heap on
    Jean heaped logs on the fire.
2. heap something with something to put a lot of something on a surface
   SYN  pile:
    She gave him a glass of whisky and heaped his plate with food.
3. heap praise/insults etc on somebody to praise, insult etc someone a lot:
    He heaped all the blame on his secretary.