pileup
['paɪlˌʌp]
n.
(难做的事)累积;
(交通事故中)连环相撞;
(积聚造成的车辆或人的)混乱;
例句:
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"This pileup of adversities is associated with low mental health," says sociologist Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medical School.
来自SA
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Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.
这辆汽车突然刹车使公路上的汽车排成长龙.
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Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the superhighway.
这辆汽车突然刹车使高速公路上发生连环车祸.
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Eleven cars were involved in a pileup on the motorway.
有十一辆车在高速公路上相撞.
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It's a maritime traffic jam, a smoke-choked pileup with nowhere to go, no visible stretch of sea!
来自NEWYORKER