edifice

英['edɪfɪs] 美['edɪfɪs]
  • n. 大厦；大建筑物；大型支柱
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星级词汇:
  • edie n.伊迪(Edith的昵称)(f

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place;

    "there was a three-story building on the corner"
    "it was an imposing edifice"

双语例句

1. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。

来自《权威词典》

2. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

来自辞典例句

3. He surveyed the edifice from the outside and admired greatly.
他从外边打量着大厦,对它赞美备至.

来自辞典例句

4. Rockfeller critics were fond of accusing him of having an " edifice complex . "
批评 洛克菲勒 的人喜欢挖苦他,说他患有建筑狂.

来自辞典例句

5. There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This edifice is used as a working place.
      这栋大厦是工作用的。
    2. There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
      该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物。
    3. The legislature is housed in an impressive granite edifice.
      立法机构位于一幢引人注目的花岗岩大楼里。
    4. The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed .
      他心中的希望整个都毁了。
    5. His theory of justice was elaborate and forms a cornerstone of his philosophical edifice.
      他详尽阐述的正义理论形成了其哲学体系的基石。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

edify edict Edifices edifice complex
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