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。 - The men have built a miniature Kremlin wall around the few graves and a simple white obelisk.
这些男子围绕寥寥几个坟墓建造了微型的克里姆林宫式的围墙，还有一座简单的白色方尖碑。 - 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 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。 - The obelisk was built in memory of those who died for their country
这座方尖塔是为了纪念那些为祖国献身的人而建造的 - Fortresses construct the Blood Obelisk to increase the ferocity of their town defenders.
要塞城建造血塔来提高其城镇守卫的战斗力。 - That is the Dark Obelisk, a prerequisite building to build Dark Templars.
附件那张图片是暗黑方尖碑，是建造暗黑圣堂武士的前置建筑。 - "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。 - It is a very tall obelisk.
那是一座高耸的方形尖塔。 - 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。