pile on

大量に加える

何かをたくさん加える。

やさしい英語で： To add a large amount of something.

• She piled on the cheese.
• The manager kept piling on extra work.
• He piled on the pounds during the holidays.

使い方： pile something on (He piled the sauce on his pasta.)

類義語： heap on, add

よく使う表現： pile on pressure, pile on cheese

集中攻撃する、責め立てる

すでに批判されている人を、ほかの人と一緒に、またはさらに批判する。

やさしい英語で： To join others in criticizing someone, or add more criticism when they have already received plenty.

• Everyone was piling on him.
• She apologized, but the critics kept piling on.
• Why pile on when he already knows he made a mistake?

使い方： pile on someone (Commenters piled on the actor after the interview.)

類義語： attack, criticize

反対語： defend

よく使う表現： pile on someone, pile on criticism

飛びかかる

ほかの人たちと一緒に、人や物の上に勢いよく飛び乗る。

やさしい英語で： To jump quickly onto someone or something, often with other people.

• The children piled on their dad.
• His teammates piled on him after the winning goal.
• The dog jumped onto the bed, and the children piled on too.

類義語： jump on

よく使う表現： pile on someone, pile on top

必要以上に点差を広げる

すでに大差で負けている相手に、さらに得点を重ねる。

やさしい英語で： To keep scoring against a team that is already losing badly.

• They led by twenty points but kept piling on.
• The home team piled on three more goals.
• With victory secure, the coach told his players to stop piling on.

類義語： run up the score

よく使う表現： pile on points, pile on runs