pile/paɪl/

vt

1. 堆叠，堆积

• Pile your books and tie them up in bundles. 把你的书摞起来打成捆。

2. 把…堆在(容器等)中，填满，塞满

• a table piled with dictionaries 堆满字典的桌子

• He piled his own plate with chicken. 他在自己的盘子里盛满了鸡肉。

vi (人)拥，挤(进入)

• When the bus arrived the crowd piled into it. 公共汽车一到人群就往上挤。

• After the play, the audiences piled out of the theatre. 戏演完后，观众们拥出剧院。

词组pile it on 夸张，言过其实

• Stop piling it on; it's not half as bad as you make. 别夸大其词了，事情远没有你说的那样坏。

pile on (或up) the agony 见agony