vaulting
noun[U]
uk/ˈvɒl.tɪŋ/us/ˈvɑːl.t̬ɪŋ/archesthatsupportaceilingorroom:
（支撑屋顶或房间的）穹顶结构After theexplosion, nothing of thewallsor vaultingremainedintact.爆炸发生之后，没什么墙壁或拱顶是完好无损的。
Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams
- abacus
- abutment
- arch
- architrave
- archway
- beam
- colonnade
- column
- Corinthian
- Doric
- ionic
- joist
- keystone
- pillar
- plinth
- portico
- soffit
- torus
- truss
- vault
vaulting
adjective
uk/ˈvɒl.tɪŋ/us/ˈvɑːl.t̬ɪŋ/vaulting ambition
disapproving
astrongwishto beextremelysuccessful,powerful,rich, etc. and abeliefthat this is moreimportantthan anythingelse:
野心；奢望Hesacrificedhismarriageto his vaultingpoliticalambition.他牺牲了婚姻来实现自己的政治野心。
Feelings of desire
- appetite
- caprice
- carnality
- compulsion
- covetousness
- dream
- drive
- entitled
- get itchy feetidiom
- hankering
- hunger
- impulse buy
- impulse buying
- thirst
- urge
- whim
- whimsy
- wish
- yearning
- yen