piles

• n. 痔疮；痔
• n. (Piles)人名；(西)皮莱斯

来自拉丁语pila,球，词源同pill,pellet.比喻用法。

piles

piles: see pellet

piles (n.)

"hemorrhoids," c. 1400, from Medieval Latin pili "piles," probably from Latin pila "ball" (see pill (n.)); so called from shape.

1. Books are often stacked in higgledy-piggledy piles on the floor.

书本经常乱七八糟地堆在地板上。

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2. The rioters barricaded streets with piles of blazing tyres.

暴徒用一堆堆燃烧的轮胎在大街上筑起了路障。

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3. They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits.

他们在一堆堆的二手衣服里翻找着合身的衣服。

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4. We sat in Sam's study, among the piles of books.

我们坐在萨姆的书房里，身边是一堆一堆的书。

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5. Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box.

不要把箱子下面那几叠床单弄乱了。

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