| 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 | 1 [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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