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edifice

英 [ˈedɪfɪs]

美 [ˈedɪfɪs]

n.  大厦; 宏伟建筑

复数:edifices 第三人称单数:edifices 

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Collins.1 / BNC.14141 / COCA.14677

牛津词典

    noun

    • 大厦;宏伟建筑
      a large impressive building
      1. an imposing edifice
        一座宏伟的建筑
      2. 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。
      3. an edifice of lies
        谎话连篇

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
      Anedificeis a large and impressive building.
      1. 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。
    • N-COUNT (信仰或传统制度的)体系,结构
      You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as anedifice.
      1. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
        英国传统的宪政制度

    英英释义

    noun

    • a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
      1. there was a three-story building on the corner
      2. it was an imposing edifice
      Synonym:building

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Nor was Windsor Castle the only grand British edifice to host green faith events recently.
      温莎古堡并不是近期英国唯一举办环保活动的宏伟建筑。
    • Perhaps one will uncover the first tiny flaw in this awesome mathematical edifice.
      也许会有人发现这座非凡数学大厦的第一个微小缺陷。
    • These developments threatened the whole edifice of government.
      这些新情况威胁到了政府的整个宏图大业。
    • So first find the main characteristic upon which your whole ego edifice rests.
      所以首先找到在你整个自我体系架构中最主要的点。
    • There was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice.
      在转角处有一座三层楼的建筑;这真是一所令人难忘的大厦。
    • A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
      亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
    • The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 was the final step in the construction of the European edifice.
      1992年的《马斯特里赫特条约》(maastrichttreaty),是这座欧洲大厦建造过程中的最后一步。
    • It really is an ancient edifice, too& it's been here for seven years.
      它确实也是个“古老”的建筑&已经有七年之久了。