piles

英 [paɪl]      美 [paɪl]
  • n. 痔疮;痔
  • n. (Piles)人名;(西)皮莱斯
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piles 痔疮

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。