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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。
堆；一堆
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堆；一堆
a pile or mass of things thrown or piled together
There was a heap of dirty laundry on the floor.
地上有一堆脏衣服。
人群；一大群人；众多的人。
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
一堆重叠的物体
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
一堆；一堆东西；或堆积在一起形成隆起的一堆。
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
大量或广泛的数量或程度
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
After cleaning the garage, we had a heap of old newspapers to recycle.
清理完车库后，我们有一堆旧报纸要回收。
The children built a huge heap of sand on the beach.
孩子们在海滩上堆起了巨大的沙堆。
She found a heap of clothes on the chair and started folding them.
她在椅子上发现一堆衣服，便开始叠起来。
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。
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。
非正式表达，表示大量。
We have heaps of time before the flight.
我们在航班前有大把时间。
Not this
She has heap of clothes.
Use this
She has heaps of clothes.
heap是可数名词，表示‘一堆’时常用复数形式heaps of，尤其在口语中表示‘大量’。缺失复数标记或不定冠词会导致语法错误。
Not this
A heap of students is waiting outside.
Use this
Heaps of students are waiting outside.
当heap of后接复数名词时，谓语动词通常用复数形式（尤其是heaps of固定搭配），而a heap of强调个体堆积，与‘大量’义不符，且主谓不一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一堆…
There is a heap of dirty laundry in the corner.
角落里有一堆脏衣服。
堆肥堆
We throw vegetable scraps onto the compost heap.
我们把蔬菜残渣扔到堆肥堆上。
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。
垃圾堆
The house was surrounded by rubbish heaps.
房子周围都是垃圾堆。
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。
破旧汽车
He drives an old heap that barely runs.
他开着一辆几乎动不了的破旧汽车。
一大堆（指很多）
She had a heap of work to do before the deadline.
她在截止日期前有一大堆工作要做。
堆成一堆；瘫倒
He fell in a heap on the bed, exhausted.
他瘫倒在床上，筋疲力尽。
处于社会底层；最低地位
New employees are often at the bottom of the heap.
新员工通常地位最低。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
Use heap naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像“黑铺”，想象一堆黑色物体铺在地上，形成一堆。
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'。
常与 of 连用，表示‘一堆…’
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