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1. N-COUNT (尤指杂乱的)一堆 A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way. 
  • ...a heap of bricks...

    一堆砖

  • ...a compost heap...

    一堆堆肥

  • He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.

    他把地上铺的瓷砖掀了起来,堆成一堆。

Usage Note :

A heap of things is usually untidy, and often has the shape of a hill or mound. Now, the house is a heap of rubble. A stack is usually tidy, and often consists of flat objects placed directly on top of each other. ...a neat stack of dishes. A pile of things can be tidy or untidy. ...a neat pile of clothes.

heap 通常指杂乱的、呈小山状的一堆东西,如:Now, the house is a heap of rubble(现在,房子成了一堆瓦砾)。stack通常是整齐的一叠,指扁平物体叠放起来,如:a neat stack of dishes(整齐的一叠盘子)。pile 既可指整齐的一叠,也可指杂乱的一堆,如:a neat pile of clothes(整齐的一叠衣服)。

2. VERB 堆放;堆积;堆起 If you heap things somewhere, you arrange them in a large pile. 
  • Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.

    马德里加尔夫人将更多的胡萝卜堆到了迈克尔的盘子里。

  • Heap up means the same as heap.heap up 同 heap
    • Off to one side, the militia was heaping up wood for a bonfire.

      在一旁,民兵团正在堆柴点篝火。

3. VERB (对…)极力(赞扬或批评) If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism. 
  • The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.

    海军首长对密谋分子的手法和动机都表示出极大的轻蔑。

4. QUANT 大量;许多 Heaps of something or a heap of something is a large quantity of it. 
  • You have heaps of time...

    你有的是时间。

  • ...a job that might suit someone with heaps of experience...

    可能适合经验丰富的人的工作

  • I got in a heap of trouble.

    我惹了很多麻烦。

5. PHRASE 身处底层/身处高层 Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization. 
  • ...those at the top of the social heap...

    那些身处社会高层的人们

  • Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.

    曾经养尊处优的国企普通工人,突然发现自己已跌至社会底层。

6. PHRASE 颓然(倒下);重重地(倒下) If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move. 
  • The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.

    年青的足球队员完成激烈的阻截后瘫倒在地动弹不得。

Noun

1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

  • "a batch of letters"
  • "a deal of trouble"
  • "a lot of money"
  • "he made a mint on the stock market"
  • "it must have cost plenty"

3. a car that is old and unreliable;

  • "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Verb

1. bestow in large quantities;

  • "He heaped him with work"
  • "She heaped scorn upon him"

2. arrange in stacks;

  • "heap firewood around the fireplace"
  • "stack your books up on the shelves"

3. fill to overflow;

  • "heap the platter with potatoes"
1. Can you tell how many jin of apples there are in this heap?
你估一估这堆苹果有几斤。

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2. Down deep in that ugly heap Marie Curie felt sure that her new element lay hidden.
就在那一堆丑陋难看的东西中,玛丽·居里夫人深信她的新元素蕴藏其中,不为人知。

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3. Formerly [In the past] the place was a heap of ruins.
当初这里是一片废墟。

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4. He put the cardboard boxes in a heap and stamped them down.
他把纸板箱堆成一堆,将它们踩扁。

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5. It's too bad to see a fresh flower on a heap of cow-dung. He'll be the ruin of her!
鲜花插在牛粪上,真把她糟踏啦!

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6. Put them in a heap.
把它们堆在一起。

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7. The gardener began to heap up the fallen leaves.
园丁开始把落叶堆起来。

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8. The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin.
这座塔倒塌了,成为一堆废墟。

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9. There was a big heap of stones in the road.
路上有一大堆石头。

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10. Throw the potato peelings on the compost heap.
把土豆皮扔到肥料堆上。

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11. We have a heap of work to do.
我们有许多工作要做。

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12. Who will heap the stones?
谁愿意把这些石头堆起来?

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13. With the closure of the factory, thousands of workers have been thrown on the scrap heap.
工厂倒闭,几千名工人被遗弃。

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