edifice

英 [ˈedɪfɪs]

美 [ˈedɪfɪs]

n.  大厦; 宏伟建筑

复数：edifices　第三人称单数：edifices　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14141 / COCA.14677

牛津词典

noun

• 大厦；宏伟建筑
  a large impressive building
  1. an imposing edifice
     一座宏伟的建筑
  2. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
     他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
  3. an edifice of lies
     谎话连篇

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
  Anedificeis a large and impressive building.
  1. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
     美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
• N-COUNT （信仰或传统制度的）体系，结构
  You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as anedifice.
  1. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
     英国传统的宪政制度

英英释义

noun

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  1. there was a three-story building on the corner
  2. it was an imposing edifice
  Synonym:building

双语例句

• The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed.
  他心中的希望整个都毁了。
• Cracks are already visible in the edifice of European unity witness the strain on the Schengen visa-free travel scheme.
  欧洲统一的大厦已出现了裂痕申根免签证过境计划的收紧就说明了问题。
• On Jul. 9th, 2004: Peking University subscribed an agreement on cooperation with Zhengzhou University at Henan edifice.
  7月9日，北京大学和郑州大学在河南大厦签订了合作办学协议。
• So first find the main characteristic upon which your whole ego edifice rests.
  所以首先找到在你整个自我体系架构中最主要的点。
• There is no place for any loose stone in God's edifice.
  在上帝的建筑里中，没有一块松动的石头。
• And finally, the whole edifice would collapse if France was downgraded.
  最后一个问题，如果法国的信用评级遭到下调，整个安排都将土崩瓦解。
• A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday.
  成功的婚姻是一座天天都要重建的大厦。
• There was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice.
  在转角处有一座三层楼的建筑；这真是一所令人难忘的大厦。
• Observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
  观察为进化论的理论大厦打下了基础。
• He surveyed the edifice from the outside and admired greatly.
  他从外边打量着大厦，对它赞美备至。