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。
(高压电缆的)输电塔;电缆塔
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
A tall tower-like structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
An obelisk.
A traffic cone.
An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
The race car driver sped around the pylon at the turning point.
赛车手在转弯点绕过了路标塔。
用法提示:此处pylon用作名词,指赛道上的标志塔,标明转弯点。
High-voltage cables are suspended between tall pylons across the valley.
高压电缆悬挂在山谷间的高耸电缆塔之间。
用法提示:此处pylon用作名词,指支撑高压电线的钢塔。
The pilot used the red pylon as a visual reference during the airshow.
飞行员在航空展期间使用红色标塔作为视觉参考。
用法提示:此处pylon用作名词,指为飞行员导航或标记比赛转折点的塔。
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 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。
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。
The bridge has two tall pylons from which the cables are strung.
这座桥有两座高塔,电缆从塔上拉起。
transmission tower 在美式英语中更常用、更正式;pylon 在英式英语中更日常。两者可指高压输电塔,但 transmission tower 不指灯柱或古埃及塔门。
high-tension tower 强调 high-tension(高压),只适用于高压输电线路;低压电线杆或非输电用途的铁塔不宜用此词。
grammar · medium
易错句子We saw many wire towers on the way.
正确表达We saw many pylons on the way.
汉英词典把“电线塔”直译为 wire tower,但英语中这种支撑高压电线的塔状结构固定用 pylon;wire tower 是中式英语,应改用 pylon。
grammar · medium
易错句子A pylon supports the roof.
正确表达A pillar supports the roof.
pylon 指输电电缆塔或照明灯柱,不指建筑中的柱子;表达“柱子支撑屋顶”时应用 pillar(或 column),用 pylon 是词义误用。
pylon 指支撑高压电缆或泛光灯的格构式铁塔/灯柱;mast 指船桅、旗杆或天线等的单根竖杆,不是电缆塔。
pylon 是可独立承载电缆的塔状结构;pillar 是建筑中承重的竖直柱子,不用于架线。
pylon 在古埃及神庙中指门塔;obelisk 是独立的锥形方尖碑,两者不是同一种建筑部件。
输电线铁塔;电缆塔
The electricity pylons stretch across the valley.
输电塔绵延穿过山谷。
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。
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。
神庙门塔
The temple pylon is covered with hieroglyphs.
神庙门塔上刻满了象形文字。
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。
由铁塔支撑,用于输送电力。
铁塔的主要功能是支撑输电线路。
铁塔是电力基础设施的一部分。
与铁塔同属输电网的组成部分。
安装在铁塔上,用于防止电流泄漏。
你必须建造更多的水晶塔。
In the video game StarCraft, the Protoss advisor repeatedly warns, "You must construct additional pylons."
在电子游戏《星际争霸》中,神族顾问会反复警告:“你必须建造更多的水晶塔。”
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.