pylon
n. 标塔, 路标塔 [医] 暂用假肢
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释义与例句
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A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
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A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
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A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
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A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
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A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
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A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
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A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
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An obelisk.
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A traffic cone.
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An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
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An ineffective, useless player.
贬义 体育The defensemen have been total pylons tonight!
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A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
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词源
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).
来源:wiktionary