"pile up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 堆积
• 累积

Definition

数量、数目或体积不断增加，最终形成一大堆；通常用于指物品、任务或问题越堆越多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

偏口语，多用于描述事情、工作、问题等逐渐累积，常和“work”、“problems”等搭配。有字面和比喻用法，与“build up”类似，但“pile up”更有失控、乱堆的感觉。

Examples

The dishes pile up if you don't wash them every day.

如果你不每天洗碗，碗碟会**堆积**起来。

Work can pile up quickly after a holiday.

假期后工作很快会**堆积**起来。

Snow started to pile up on the street.

雪开始在街上**堆积**。

If you don't answer emails, they really pile up.

如果你不回复邮件，它们真的会**越积越多**。

Traffic tends to pile up during rush hour.

高峰时段交通通常会**拥堵堆积**。

Don't let your problems pile up—deal with them early.

别让你的问题**堆积**起来——早点解决它们。