heaps
heaps — 名詞
1. a very large amount or number of something, often more than someone expects or n
大量
大量的數量或數目
a very large amount or number of something, often more than someone expects or needs
Pim has heaps of comic books stacked under his bed.
Pim 的床底下堆了大量漫畫書。
collocation: heaps of + noun
There is heaps of time before the train leaves.
火車出發前還有大量時間。
This new phone is heaps better than the old one.
這支新手機比舊的好很多。
After the party, there were heaps of food left over.
派對結束後，剩下大量食物。
Nora earned heaps of money working at the summer camp.
Nora 在夏令營工作賺了大量錢。
- lots
equally informal and interchangeable in most contexts
- loads
slightly stronger emphasis on quantity being surprising or excessive
- tons
livelier, highly informal — often used for emphasis in everyday speech
- a great deal
more formal; suitable for writing where 'heaps' would feel too casual
- hardly any
opposite meaning — a very small amount
- a little
contrasts with the large-quantity sense
文法句型
heaps of + noun
heaps + comparative adjective
常見錯誤
heaps — 動詞
- heapspresent simple I / you / we / they
- heapses3rd person singular
- heapsing-ing form
- heapsedpast simple
1. to put things together in an untidy pile, or for loose things to come together i
堆積
把東西堆成一堆
to put things together in an untidy pile, or for loose things to come together in that way
The children heaped their toys into a big pile in the corner.
孩子們把玩具堆積在角落裡，成了一座小山。
transitive: heap + noun + into + location
Dried leaves were heaped up along the side of the road by the wind.
枯葉被風吹到路邊，堆積在一起。
passive: be heaped up
Sahil heaped the dirty dishes onto the kitchen counter.
Sahil 把髒盤子堆積在廚房流理臺上。
The farmer heaped dry hay onto the back of his truck before sunset.
農夫在日落前把乾草堆積到卡車後面。
Mert heaped sand into a small mound and buried his feet in it.
Mert 把沙子堆積成一座小丘，然後把腳埋進去。
文法句型
heap + noun (+ up) + adverb of place
be heaped up
heap up
用法筆記
Unlike 'stack', which suggests neat and orderly arrangement, 'heap' implies a casual or disorderly pile. The intransitive use ('the sand heaped up') is less common than the transitive use.
常見錯誤
2. to give someone a very large amount of something — such as praise, blame, work,
大量給予
大量地給予或加諸於人
to give someone a very large amount of something — such as praise, blame, work, or responsibility — or to load a surface heavily with something
The teacher heaped praise on Wei for his thoughtful essay.
老師對 Wei 的用心作文大量給予讚美。
collocation: heap praise on + person
After the manager fell sick, Chidi was heaped with urgent tasks.
經理生病後，Chidi 被交辦了大量緊急工作。
passive: be heaped with + work
The critics heaped scorn on the new movie when it came out.
影評人對新上映的電影大肆嘲笑。
Grandma heaped our plates with rice until they were overflowing.
奶奶在我們的盤子裡堆了大量飯，多到滿出來。
The committee heaped responsibilities on the new chairperson.
委員會對新任主席賦予了大量責任。
文法句型
heap + noun + on/upon + person
be heaped with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with abstract nouns like 'praise', 'blame', 'criticism', 'scorn', and 'responsibility'. The things given are always seen as large in volume or intensity.