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Spire Church Pointed Building Rises Roof Top 英

英语单词 spire
英美音标 英 ['spaɪə(r)] 美 ['spaɪər]
中文释义 n.(教堂的)尖塔;尖顶;螺旋
v.给 ... 装尖顶;塔状矗立
英语例句 (1) We could see the spire of the church in the distance.
(2) It's a magnificent view of the spires of the city.
中文例句 (1) 我们可以看到远处教堂的尖塔。
(2) 这是全城建筑物尖顶尽收眼底的美景。
vocabulary简明 A pointed cone shape on top of a building is called a spire, especially when it rises from the roof of a church.
vocabulary扩展 The part of a church roof that rises above a city skyline or a village's rolling hills, pointing sharply up toward the sky, is its spire. Many church spires have a cross at the very top. Other buildings — religious or secular — can also have spires, though it's most common to see one on a Christian church. The root of spire is the Old English spir, "sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](教堂等建筑物顶部的)尖塔,尖顶 The spire of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top.

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