spire

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n. 尖塔, 尖顶, 锥形体, 螺旋 vi. 突出, 耸立, 螺旋形上升 vt. 给...加塔尖

发音

UK /spaɪə/
UK /ˈspaɪ.ə/
US /ˈspaɪ.ɚ/

词形变化

spires 复数 spires 三单 spiring 现在分词 spired 过去式 spired 过去分词

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The stalk or stem of a plant.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

  3. 3.

    Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

  4. 4.

    A sharp or tapering point.

  5. 5.

    A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.

    尖塔

    尖顶

    建筑

    The spire of the church rose high above the town.

  6. 6.

    The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.

  7. 7.

    A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.

    商务 采矿
  8. 1.

    One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

  9. 2.

    A spiral.

  10. 3.

    The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.

    数学
v.
  1. 1.

    to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate.

  2. 2.

    To grow upwards rather than develop horizontally.

  3. 3.

    To furnish with a spire.

    及物
  4. 1.

    To breathe.

    不及物 废旧

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词源

From Middle English spire, spyre, spier, spir, from Old English spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīrō, *spīrǭ (“peak; point; tip; stalk”). Cognate with Dutch spier, German Low German Spier, German Spier, Spiere, Danish spir, Norwegian spir and spire, Swedish spira, Icelandic spíra.

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