Word · Frequency #38058
igloo
/ˈɪɡlu/
noun
冰屋；雪屋
核心释义
a dome-shaped Inuit shelter built from blocks of snow
- 1.
用雪块建造的穹顶形因纽特人住所。
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- 2.
爱斯基摩人的圆顶小屋,通常用草皮或雪块建成
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
- 3.
海豹在海冰呼吸孔上方雪中挖出的洞穴或坑。
A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
- 4.
用于储存核武器的加固掩体。
A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
- 5.
一种空运货物集装箱。
A kind of airfreight cargo container.
海豹呼吸孔上方的雪洞；核武器储存掩体；空运集装箱；用雪块建造的穹顶形因纽特人住所。；爱斯基摩人的圆顶小屋,通常用草皮或雪块建成
用法In use
The children built a small igloo in the backyard after the heavy snow.
用法提示：igloo 作名词，指用雪块搭成的圆顶雪屋，这里作 built 的宾语。
Inside the igloo, it was surprisingly warm compared to the freezing wind outside.
用法提示：igloo 作名词，指因纽特人的圆顶雪屋，这里表示具体的住所。
We learned how Inuit people traditionally build an igloo using blocks of packed snow.
用法提示：igloo 作名词，作 build 的宾语，表示用雪块建造的圆顶住所。
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