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
- Embedded in the obelisk are urns containing earth from the11 provinces.
被埋置在方尖碑缸包含地球从11个省。 - 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。 - One of the other new boosts to the Protoss race is the ability to build an obelisk at your base.
其中另一项新增加的是神族能够在基地建立一个方尖碑。 - Her grandfather is revered as a martyr for the revolution: a six-foot tall obelisk marks his burial place.
她的祖父是一位革命烈士：他的墓地前耸立着一座六英尺（约合2米）高的石碑。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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）。 - Then he turned left and followed the brass line due north toward the obelisk.
接着，他向左转身，沿着铜线向北面的方尖碑走去。 - "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。 - As soon as you touch the obelisk, signs appear on its surface indicating where you can find one of the Dragon nests.
就在你触摸方尖塔的一刹那，塔面显现出一些符号，告知你寻找龙之巢穴的方位。