obelisk
英 [ˈɒbəlɪsk]
美 [ˈɑːbəlɪsk]
n. 方尖纪念碑
BNC.25727 / COCA.20650
牛津词典
noun
- 方尖纪念碑
a tall pointed stone column with four sides, put up in memory of a person or an event
柯林斯词典
- 方尖碑
Anobeliskis a tall stone pillar that has been built in honour of a person or an important event.
英英释义
noun
- a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
双语例句
- An obelisk on a spit of land across the bay commemorates his death.
走过海湾部分的一段方尖碑地段就是纪念他死亡的纪念碑了。 - You may want to print an obelisk here to draw your readers's attention.
你大概需要在这里印个短箭号来引起读者注意。 - Yesterday, in the Mojave desert, they put their theory to the test using a nylon kite, three pulleys and an obelisk that weighs nearly four tons.
昨天，在莫家乌沙漠，他们用一只尼龙风筝，三个滑轮组和一个近4吨重的方尖石来检验他们的理论。 - He thrust his pole out ahead of them and pushed them away from a towering green obelisk.
他把篙抽上来撑了一下把他们带离了一个屹立的绿色尖碑。 - The obelisk of Buenos Aires, one of the main icons of Argentina, was built to commemorate the400th anniversary of the founding of the city.
该方尖碑是为纪念布宜诺斯艾利斯建城400年而建，如今是该国的标志性建筑之一。 - I was going to go out, but ended up watching videos. The shadow of the obelisk spanned the terrance.
我本来打算外出，但沦落到看录影带。方尖塔的影子落在平台上。 - Hey guys I just had a crazy idea to make the obelisk more engaging, give it FF!
大家好，我有一个可以让尖塔变可爱的疯狂想法，让它能够释放原力场！ - They thought we were trying to import a piece of Egypt, until I pointed out that their obelisk was also from Egypt and the Place des Pyramides is around the corner.
他们以为我们打算引进一座埃及金字塔。后来我指出，他们的方尖碑也来自埃及，而且拐角处就有金字塔广场（PlacedesPyramides）。 - "If we win the World Cup, I'll get naked and run around the Obelisk," he said, referring to the tall monument that marks the center of the city and serves as its most famous landmark.
马拉多纳说，如果我们赢得了世界杯冠军，我就绕着方尖石塔（一座高大的纪念碑，布宜诺斯艾利斯市中心的标志性建筑）裸奔一圈。 - If stands erect this obelisk, but it entire Egypt and biggest obelisk.
如果将这个方尖碑竖立起来，它可是全埃及最大的方尖碑。