1. grow into a big heap積聚
He didn't go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up. 他3天沒去上班,工作積了一大堆。
Don't let your work pile up; never leave till tomorrow what you can finish today. 不要積壓工作,今天能處理的決不要拖到明天。
They had piled up a lot of earth in one corner of the garden. 他們在花園一角堆積了很多土。
He has piled up a lot of troubles for himself. 他給自己找了一身麻煩。
2. crash衝撞
Several cars and lorries piled up on the motorway in thick fog this morning. 今天早上,高速公路上有好幾輛小汽車及卡車在大霧中相撞。
One car made a sudden stop and the two cars behind it piled up. 一輛小汽車突然停住,後面的兩輛撞了起來。