spire
英['spaɪə(r)]
美['spaɪər]
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n.
(教堂的)尖塔；尖顶；螺旋
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v.
给 ... 装尖顶；塔状矗立
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Noun:
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a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- 1. The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.
- 塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The church spire was struck by lightning.
- 教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The tower culminates in a 40 - foot spire.
- 这塔的顶端是一个40英尺高的塔尖.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. No one would dream of straightening out the knobbly spire at Empingham Church.
- 谁都无法将埃姆平汉教堂疙瘩嶙峋的尖顶弄直。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.
- 他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
- We could see the spire of the church in the distance.
我们可以看到远处教堂的尖塔。
- It's a magnificent view of the spires of the city.
这是全城建筑物尖顶尽收眼底的美景。
用作动词 (v.)
- Some new buildings spired in the city.
城市中又耸立起了几座新楼。
