(of a person) at the highest (or lowest) point of a society or organization（人）在社會（或組織）最高（底）層的
be struck all of a heap
(informal)be extremely disconcerted(非正式)驚慌的，極度不安的
heap coals of fire on someone's head
(Brit.)go out of one's way to cause someone remorse(英)極力使某人愧悔交加
in a heap
(of a person) with the body completely limp（人）癱倒，全身癱軟地
英語六級真題
To increase the volume and the speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy to the junk pile or the waste heap.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
N-COUNT
（尤指雜亂的）一堆
A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.
例句
...a heap of bricks...一堆磚...a compost heap...一堆堆肥
VERB
堆放;堆積;堆起
If you heap things somewhere, you arrange them in a large pile.
例句
Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.馬德里加爾夫人將更多的胡蘿卜堆到了邁克爾的盤子里。
VERB
（對…）極力（贊揚或批評）
If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism.
例句
The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.海軍首長對密謀分子的手法和動機都表示出極大的輕蔑。
QUANT
大量;許多
Heaps of something or a heap of something is a large quantity of it.
例句
You have heaps of time...你有的是時間。...a job that might suit someone with heaps of experience...可能適合經驗豐富的人的工作
PHRASE
身處底層/身處高層
Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization.
例句
...those at the top of the social heap...那些身處社會高層的人們Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.曾經養尊處優的國企普通工人，突然發現自己已跌至社會底層。
PHRASE
頹然（倒下）；重重地（倒下）
If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move.
例句
The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.年青的足球隊員完成激烈的阻截后癱倒在地動彈不得。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(一)堆
Put them in a heap.把它們堆在一起。
大量, 許多
We have a heap of work to do.我們有許多工作要做。
vt. & vi.
堆積, 堆滿
Snow heaped against the fence.雪靠著籬笆堆積起來。Who will heap the stones?誰愿意把這些石頭堆起來?
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters""a deal of trouble""a lot of money""he made a mint on the stock market""it must have cost plenty"
3. a car that is old and unreliable;
"the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Verb
1. bestow in large quantities;
"He heaped him with work""She heaped scorn upon him"
2. arrange in stacks;
"heap firewood around the fireplace""stack your books up on the shelves"