Phrase
piles up
verb
堆积；积累
piles up is the third person singular of pile up.
to form a pile; to accumulate
- 1.
To form a pile, stack, or heap.
形成堆、垛或堆叠。
- 2.
To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
收集或积累,如积压的工作
- 3.
To sustain a motor vehicle accident; to crash.
发生机动车事故；撞车。
撞毁；搁浅；形成堆、垛或堆叠。；收集或积累,如积压的工作；发生机动车事故；撞车。；堆积
In use
If you don't wash the dishes every day, they will pile up in the sink.
Emails were piling up in my inbox while I was offline.
The snow piled up overnight, blocking the driveway.
pile up sth
They piled up the boxes in the garage.
他们把箱子堆积在车库里。
pile up
The snow began to pile up on the roads.
雪开始在路上堆积。
pile up (on sth)
Traffic piled up on the highway after the accident.
事故后，高速公路上的交通堵塞了。
Connections
Confusing words
- accumulate
- 积累 · pile up 强调堆积或堆叠，常指具体物品或抽象事物的杂乱堆积；accumulate 强调逐渐累积的过程，常指金钱、知识等抽象事物。
- stack up
- 堆叠 · pile up 可指杂乱或有序堆积；stack up 特指整齐地堆叠，通常为扁平物品。
- heap up
- 堆积 · pile up 和 heap up 都表示堆积，但 heap up 更强调随意、杂乱地堆成堆，常指松散物品。
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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