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Aisle Rows Aɪl Seat Shelves Noun Long Walk

The word "aisle" refers to a passage between rows of seats or shelves, and can also be used idiomatically to mean getting married.

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word aisle
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/a͟ɪl/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](教堂等公共建筑物里座席间或超市货架间的)纵直通道,走道 An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
  • He started down the centre aisle.

    他从中间过道开始往前走。

  • ...the frozen food aisle.

    冷冻食物通道

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[N-SING 单数名词](用于walking down the aisle等短语中)行婚礼的仪式 The aisle is used in expressions such as walking down the aisle to refer to the activity of getting married.
  [the N]
  • He was in no hurry to walk down the aisle.

    他并不急于结婚。


Oxford aisle / aɪl ; NAmE aɪl / noun a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc, or between rows of shelves in a supermarket (教堂、戏院、火车等座位间或超级市场货架间的)走道,过道 ◆ an aisle seat (= in a plane) (飞机上)紧靠过道的座位 ◆ Coffee and tea are in the next aisle. 下一个走道处有咖啡和茶。 ☞compare
gangway1 ()
IDIOM go/walk down the ˈaisle ( informal) to get married 结婚 ☞more at
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  v.
aisle aisles
aisle / aɪl ; NAmE aɪl /
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aisleaisle /aɪl/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theatre etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop:  Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)?2go/walk down the aisle informal to get married → be rolling in the aisles
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aisle

[aɪl]

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aisles[482]
侧廊(100%)
n.通道,走道;侧廊

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