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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++heaped /hiːpt/ British English, heaping /hiːpɪŋ/ American English adjective  heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc DFCPIECEan amount of something that is as much as a spoon can hold 满满的一茶匙/汤匙等 Add three heaped teaspoons of sugar. 加入满满三茶匙的糖。
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heapedThe waitress showed with my heaped and steaming plate.The youngest dead had the most flowers, heaped chrysanthemums in plastic coats fringing the oval photograph.Unselfconscious of his near-nakedness, he reached down to his carelessly heaped clothing and extracted his shirt from it.Motamid heaped gifts upon him, gold and jewels and rich silks.He made a simple crib for the baby, and heaped praise on Sien whenever she acted maternally.They also heaped praise on the police for the investigation which eventually caught the three.She spooned four heaped spoonfuls of sugar into it and some condensed milk and sat at the kitchen table.
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heaped
heaped /hiːpt/ British English, heaping /hiːpɪŋ/ American English adjective
heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc an amount of something that is as much as a spoon can hold:
    Add three heaped teaspoons of sugar.


heap·edBrE /hiːpt/ 🔊NAmE /hiːpt/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually heap·ing) adjectiveused to describe a spoon, etc. that has as much in it or on it as it can hold 满满的(一匙等)a heaped teaspoon of sugar满满一茶匙糖heaping plates of scrambled eggs盛得满满的一盘盘炒鸡蛋   compare level adjective (1)


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