| 单词 | steeple |
| 释义 | steeple noun[C] uk/ˈstiː.pəl/us/ˈstiː.pəl/apointedstructureon thetopof achurchtower, or thetowerand thepointedstructureconsideredas oneunit: （教堂的）尖顶；尖塔achurchsteeple教堂的尖顶 Synonym spire Compare towernoun Parts of religious buildings
steeple| American Dictionarysteeple noun[C] us/ˈsti·pəl/atall,narrowstructure,esp. on achurch, having apointedtop Examplesofsteeplesteeple The turbulent journey ends on the dizzying heights of a churchsteeple, at which point the dreamer awakens drenched in sweat. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesteeple-jack, as literary labourer, restores faith in the town's symbol for ' ' hope, ' ' in the shared values of the community. From theCambridge English Corpus Along with the cathedral, these buildings were the most prominent and their steeples came to dominate the skyline. From theCambridge English Corpus Working with the flat, reflective surfaces of precious metal is rather like working with words as thesteeple-jack puts gold armour plating on thesteepleto protect it from corrosion.$! From theCambridge English Corpus Deterioration of exposed concrete elements such as steeples and finials due to carbonation, erosion of the concrete by atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolved in rain, and by acid rain. From theCambridge English Corpus He can apparently officiate anywhere else, in any church or building which has no bell orsteeple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some hurdle races onsteeplechase courses, and the fences could be of that sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, in fact, the summit of the steeplechasing events of thesteeple-chasing season. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is every churchsteepleto be regarded as an obstruction? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is liquid fuelled and takes hours to get off the ground, and sticks up above the midland plain like a churchsteeple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worth over £20,000 and is by far the richest prize in the whole ofsteeple-chasing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Scaffolding andsteeple-jacking are good examples of that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, if a church is holding a one-off fund-raising event—for example, to repair the churchsteeple—the event will be covered by a tax exemption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we be confined to six three-milesteeplechases? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that the lives of many poor women after that age is an obstetricalsteeple-chase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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