English Dictionary

pile-up

名詞

口語

A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident. / (American football) A pile of tackling players. / An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome.

日本語の意味

交通事故により衝突し、複数の車両が積み重なった状態 / アメリカンフットボールにおいて、タックルにより選手たちが重なり合った状態 / 時間の経過とともに望ましくない形で積み重なっていくもの

Emergency crews worked through the night to clear the pile-up on the interstate after the fog caused dozens of cars to collide.

濃霧が原因で何十台もの車が衝突し州間高速道路で玉突き事故が発生したため、救助隊は夜通しそれを片付けた。

意味（1）

A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.

Traffic was backed up for miles due to a twelve-car pile-up on the freeway earlier today.

意味（2）

(American football) A pile of tackling players.

意味（3）

An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome.

If the supervisor deals with daily workload in an orderly way and does not put pressure on the employee about a pile-up of work, then the employee's perception of pressure will be reduced and the employee will not suffer from work pressure stress.

pile-ups （ plural ）