Word · Frequency #5596
heap
堆；一堆
a pile or mass of things thrown or piled together
- 1.
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
人群；一大群人；众多的人。
- 2.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
一堆重叠的物体
- 3.
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
一堆；一堆东西；或堆积在一起形成隆起的一堆。
- 4.
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
大量或广泛的数量或程度
- 5.
A great number or large quantity of things.
大量；许多事物。
- 6.
a car that is old and unreliable
一辆旧且不可靠的汽车
- 7.
A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
一种树形数据结构,其中每个节点都大于其所有子节点。
- 8.
Memory that is dynamically allocated.
动态分配的内存。
大量；许多；破旧汽车；老爷车；人群；堆（一种树形数据结构）；堆（动态分配的内存区）
In use
After cleaning the garage, we had a heap of old newspapers to recycle.
The children built a huge heap of sand on the beach.
She found a heap of clothes on the chair and started folding them.
a heap of [something]
指物理上的一堆物体。
There was a heap of dirty laundry on the floor.
地上有一堆脏衣服。
a heap of [something] (figurative)
比喻大量，常用于负面语境。
He found himself in a heap of trouble.
他发现自己陷入了一大堆麻烦。
heaps of [something]
非正式表达，表示大量。
Connections
Collocations
- a heap of
- 一堆…
- There is a heap of dirty laundry in the corner.角落里有一堆脏衣服。
- compost heap
- 堆肥堆
- We throw vegetable scraps onto the compost heap.我们把蔬菜残渣扔到堆肥堆上。
- scrap heap
- 废料堆
- The old car ended up on the scrap heap.那辆旧车最终被扔进了废料堆。
- rubbish heap
- 垃圾堆
- The house was surrounded by rubbish heaps.房子周围都是垃圾堆。
- heap of trouble
- 一大堆麻烦
- His gambling habit caused a heap of trouble for his family.他的赌博习惯给家人带来了一大堆麻烦。
- old heap
- 破旧汽车
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“黑铺”，想象一堆黑色物体铺在地上，形成一堆。
Context & Register
该词作为名词时，指一堆物品或大量、许多；在口语中也可指破旧汽车（较不正式）。整体语域偏中性，但在表示‘大量’时常见于非正式场合，如 'heaps of'。
Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，表示‘一堆…’
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'heap' (pronounced /hiːp/). 'Leap' and 'reap' share the '-eap' spelling pattern, while the others use '-eep'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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