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
- On that planet, a solid black obelisk stands as tribute to the memory of this influential Imperial.
在这行星上，一个实体黑色方尖碑屹立著，代表对这位深具影响力的帝国军官一个尊崇的回忆。 - The shadow of the Obelisk spanned the terrance.
方尖塔的影子落在平台上。 - He thrust his pole out ahead of them and pushed them away from a towering green obelisk.
他把篙抽上来撑了一下把他们带离了一个屹立的绿色尖碑。 - 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。 - A granite Obelisk commemorating the battle.
纪念这次战役的一座花岗岩方尖碑。 - 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）。 - 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 monument is 38 metres high, in the form of obelisk. It is made of over 17, 000 pieces of granite and white stones.
纪念碑高38米，为方尖碑。它是由17000多块花岗岩和大理石建成的。 - 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。