"pile up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堆積
• 累積

Definition

數量、數目或體積不斷增加，最終形成一大堆；通常用來指物品、任務或問題逐漸堆積。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏口語，多用來描述事情、工作、問題等逐漸累積，常與“work”、“problems”等搭配。有字面和比喻用法，與“build up”相似，但“pile up”帶有失控或雜亂之意。

Examples

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

如果你不每天洗碗，碗盤會**堆積**起來。

Work can pile up quickly after a holiday.

假期後工作很快會**堆積**起來。

Snow started to pile up on the street.

雪開始在街上**堆積**。

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

如果你不回覆郵件，它們真的會**越積越多**。

Traffic tends to pile up during rush hour.

尖峯時段交通通常會**堵塞堆積**。

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

別讓你的問題**堆積**起來——要早點解決。