Word · Frequency #16295
pylon
（高压电缆的）输电塔；电缆塔
A tall tower-like structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
- 1.
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- 2.
A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
- 3.
A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
- 4.
A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
- 5.
A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
- 6.
An obelisk.
- 7.
A traffic cone.
- 8.
An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
- 9.
A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
交通锥；路锥；照明灯柱；泛光灯杆；（机翼或机身下的）发动机吊架；外挂架；（古埃及神庙的）塔门；方尖碑
In use
The race car driver sped around the pylon at the turning point.
High-voltage cables are suspended between tall pylons across the valley.
The pilot used the red pylon as a visual reference during the airshow.
pylon(s) be used to + [verb]
be used to 后接动词原形表示用途，勿与 be used to doing（习惯于）混淆。
These pylons are used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
这些电缆塔用于支撑高压输电电缆。
a series of + pylons
a series of 强调同形状物体按顺序排列，后接可数名词复数。
A series of pylons crosses the countryside.
一连串电缆塔穿过乡间。
a pylon from which + [clause]
from which 引导定语从句，正式文体中可表示物体从某处悬垂或连接。
Connections
Collocations
- electricity pylon
- 输电线铁塔；电缆塔
- The electricity pylons stretch across the valley.输电塔绵延穿过山谷。
- traffic pylon
- 路锥；交通锥
- A traffic pylon was knocked over in the accident.事故中一个路锥被撞倒了。
- floodlight pylon
- 泛光灯灯柱；照明塔
- The floodlight pylons around the stadium were switched on.体育场周围的泛光灯灯柱被点亮了。
- temple pylon
- 神庙门塔
- The temple pylon is covered with hieroglyphs.神庙门塔上刻满了象形文字。
- engine pylon
- 发动机吊架
- The mechanic inspected the engine pylon for cracks.机械师检查了发动机吊架是否有裂缝。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pylon 记成‘派龙’：高大的电力铁塔像一条长龙排开，也像古庙的塔门，路障锥和灯柱也都高高立着。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：electricity transmission、power infrastructure、news reporting pylon 多用于指高压输电塔，在电力工程、基础设施报道等语境中比较常见，整体属于中性词；正式写作和日常交流中通常都可以使用，但需根据上下文判断具体含义。
Grammar Note
注意：该词为可数名词，复数形式为pylons。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only nylon rhymes exactly with pylon: /ˈpaɪlɒn/ vs /ˈnaɪlɒn/. Python (/ˈpaɪθɒn/) and icon (/ˈaɪkɒn/) are near rhymes—they share the stressed /aɪ/ and the final /ɒn/, but the consonant in between differs. Salon (/ˈsælɒn/) and colon (/ˈkəʊlən/) are spelling lookalikes ending in -lon: salon has a different stressed vowel (/æ/), and colon's final syllable is /lən/, not /lɒn/. Rayon (/ˈreɪɒn/) is another lookalike: the 'ay' spells /eɪ/, and it lacks the /l/ before /ɒn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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