| 词汇 | edifice |
| 释义 | edifice noun[ C ] formaluk /ˈed.ɪ.fɪs/ us /ˈed.ə.fɪs/ a large building, especially an impressive one: （尤指雄伟豪华的）大厦，宏伟建筑 The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.市政厅是唯一一座存留下来的15世纪的雄伟建筑。 Synonyms building construction(BUILDING) erection(BUILDING) structure(BUILDING) a system that has been established for a long time: 精神大厦（比喻存在已久的体系等） political edificeIt looks as if the whole political edifice of the country is about to collapse.看来整个国家的政治局势是风雨飘摇、大厦将倾。 Buildings in general -bedroomed beach hut building bunkhouse campanile four-square geodesic dome half-timbered heritage heritage-listed building new build non-residential non-structural Norman observation tower structurally structure tower turreted warren You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Continue & last edifice | American Dictionaryedifice noun[ C ] fmlus/ˈed·ə·fəs/ a large building: The state capitol is an imposing edifice topped by a large dome. Examples of edificeedifice The magmatic activity built up one, or several, submarine edifices, > 200 m thick. Around the edifices a layer of sand imitated syn-volcanic sediments. The evidential bricks can be cemented together in a multitude of edifices and thus only modest, conditional and focused advice should be expected from research synthesis. Both rural and urban committees, however, were fairly timid in making decisions, fearful of the potential for desecration of controversial edifices, and anxious to provide an appearance of working-class participation. With their magnificent topographical edifices and the dramatic stories associated with their formation and eruptive processes they can lend themselves to well illustrated, interesting and informative texts. The plan included the building of streets and regulating traffic, clearing the beach from existing edifices, such as the public baths, but its centrepiece was the promenade. Does he not agree that, to put the matter very kindly indeed, these edifices are at the very least hideous, impractical and expensive? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must go along with that as we must not build great programmes and edifices of destruction on conjectural evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They seem to want to immortalise themselves by erecting edifices that no one in the rural communities, other than themselves, wants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The edifices are just as magnificent, and there is an enormous number of employees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to build great edifices on a weak foundation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have seen some of the buying edifices in those parts of the world crumble and sometimes crack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to safeguard the edifices of these great historical buildings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, it ill becomes those who live in ceramic edifices to play with projectiles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we not have much cheaper edifices built in the countryside, not far from the centres of crime? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of edifice These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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