spire
英 [spaɪə]
美['spaɪr]
- n. [建] 尖顶；尖塔；螺旋
- vi. 螺旋形上升
- vt. 给…加塔尖
- n. (Spire)人名；(德)施皮雷；(法)斯皮尔
英英释义
- 1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
实用场景例句
- A black iron cock sits on the spire of the town church.
- 一只黑色的铁公鸡坐在村里教堂的塔尖上.
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- Brave souls may climb the 150 stairs winding outside the spire to its top.
- 勇敢的人可能会爬上那蜿蜒在尖塔外直通塔顶的一百五十层阶梯.
期刊摘选
- We looked at the tower the spire of which was golden.
- 我们望着塔尖是金黄色的那座塔.
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- Awesome design. It looks like Burj al Alam if it had a spire.
- 很棒的设计, 它就像爱尔爱兰塔上加上了尖顶.
期刊摘选
- With the example of the RH curer , the paper discusses how RP & M accelerate Knowledge Spire.
- 以 RH 治疗仪为产品创新实例, 详细探讨了快速成型技术如何加快知识螺旋.
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- The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.
- 塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.
《简明英汉词典》
- A spire swam into my ken.
- 一个尖塔滑进我的视界.
辞典例句
- He saw the spire of another reef far on starboard quarter but that told him nothing.
- 他能看到船舷右后方很远的海域有一片尖耸的海礁,不过这对于辨识陆地方位根本无济于事.
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- A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
- 有以百叶窗遮蔽的钟塔和尖顶的教堂;装了绿色百叶窗的小别墅.
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- Ptolus lies between the Spire and the sea.
- 托勒斯坐落在海洋与“大尖顶”之间.
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- As a matter of course, these spire shaped patterns do not represent the actual temperature.
- 当然, 这些尖顶形图案并不代表实际温度.
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- Its spire is formed from the entwined tails of three dragons.
- 它的塔尖乃是三只互相缠绕的龙尾巴.
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- The church spire tapers off to a point.
- 教堂的尖顶逐渐变细,形成了一个尖头儿.
辞典例句
- Spire: Steeply pointed termination to a tower or roof.
- 塔尖顶: 塔或屋顶上尖锐陡峭的顶部.
期刊摘选
- We could see the spire of the church in the distance.
- 我们可以看到远处教堂的尖塔.
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- But of them all, this one alone was topped by a thin spire.
- 所有塔中, 只有这一座有个细长的石柱矗立在塔顶平台上.
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- They could just make out the spire of the church in the distance.
- 他们只能辨认出远处教堂的尖塔.
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- Not even the spire of a distant village.
- 连远村的钟楼也瞧不见一个.
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- Gaia : Hidden deep within the spire lie the Sisters.
- 盖亚: 在命运女神巢穴的隐秘深处.
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- Some Gothic church towers were designed to carry a spire; others had flat roofs.
- 有些哥德式教堂塔的设计带有塔尖, 有些则为平面屋顶.
期刊摘选
- The church spire was struck by lightning.
- 教堂的尖顶遭到了雷击.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Rend Blackhand arena event in Upper Blackrock Spire will now properly reset after a wipe.
- 黑上雷德黑手竞技场在团灭后会正确的重置了.
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- The snow around base of the spire was churned up and drenched with blood.
- 高地周围的雪被鲜血湿透,像浆泥一般.
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- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
中文词源
spire 教堂等顶部的尖顶，尖塔
来自古英语 spir,尖刺，来自 Proto-Germanic*spiraz,尖刺，来自 PIE*spei,尖刺，刺点，词源同 spike,spoke.后用于指教堂顶部的尖顶，尖塔等。
助记提示
1. 注意区分：squire <=> spire.
2. PIE base *spei- "sharp point" => spire.
3. 同源词：spine, spike, spoke (n.), spit (n.2).
4. It is used for the 'tip of a spiral shell'.
2. PIE base *spei- "sharp point" => spire.
3. 同源词：spine, spike, spoke (n.), spit (n.2).
4. It is used for the 'tip of a spiral shell'.
双语例句
- 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
英文词源
- spire (n.)
- Old English spir "a sprout, shoot, spike, blade, tapering stalk of grass," from Proto-Germanic *spiraz (cognates: Old Norse spira "a stalk, slender tree," Dutch spier "shoot, blade of grass," Middle Low German spir "a small point or top"), from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)). Meaning "tapering top of a tower or steeple" first recorded 1590s (a sense attested in Middle Low German since late 14c. and also found in the Scandinavian cognates).
- spire (v.)
- early 14c., "send up shoots," from spire (n.). Related: Spired; spiring.
词态变化
复数: spires;