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Pyramid Square Sloping Sides Meet Point Shape Top

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pyra∙mid / ˈpirəmid / 
◙ noun 
1. a large building with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top. The ancient Egyptians built stone pyramids as places to bury their kings and queens.
• (古埃及的)金字塔
2. (geometry 几何) a solid shape with a square ortriangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top
• 锥体;棱锥体
3. an object or a pile of things that has the shape of a pyramid 
• 金字塔形的物体(或一堆东西):
 »a pyramid of cans in a shop window 
  商店橱窗中摆成金字塔形的罐头 
4. an organization or a system in which there are fewer people at each level as you get near the top
• 金字塔式的组织(或系统):
 »a management pyramid 
  金字塔式管理系统 
♦ pyr∙am∙idal / ˈpirəmidl / adj. 

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