a [adj] skyscraper
skyscraper 是可数名词,前面可用形容词修饰,如 tall、famous 等。
This is a famous skyscraper in New York.
这是纽约一座著名的摩天大楼。
摩天大楼
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
摩天大楼
a very tall building with many floors
This is a famous skyscraper in New York.
这是纽约一座著名的摩天大楼。
拥有大量楼层的极高建筑
A very tall building with a large number of floors.
非常高的多层建筑
a very tall building with many stories
任何非常高大或高耸的事物
Anything very tall or high.
The new skyscraper in the financial district is visible from almost everywhere in the city.
金融区那座新摩天大楼几乎从城市各处都能看到。
Two skyscrapers face each other across the river.
两座摩天大楼隔着河彼此相望。
The restaurant on the top floor of the skyscraper offers a wonderful view of the sunset.
摩天大楼顶层的餐厅可以欣赏到美丽的日落景色。
skyscraper 是可数名词,前面可用形容词修饰,如 tall、famous 等。
This is a famous skyscraper in New York.
这是纽约一座著名的摩天大楼。
表示在某地最高时,最高级前要用 the,后面接 in 加地点。
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper in the world.
哈利法塔是世界上最高的摩天大楼。
描述摩天大楼的楼层数常用 with 短语,后接具体数字和 floors。
They are building a skyscraper with 100 floors.
他们正在建一栋有100层的摩天大楼。
Not this
In Dubai, there are many skyscraper.
Use this
In Dubai, there are many skyscrapers.
skyscraper 是可数名词,表示多座摩天大楼时必须用复数形式 skyscrapers;单数形式不能直接跟在 many 后面。
Not this
Skyscraper is a very tall building.
Use this
A skyscraper is a very tall building.
skyscraper 是可数名词单数,单独作主语时必须加冠词 a;不加冠词是常见的冠词遗漏错误。
Not this
I work in a skyscraper building.
Use this
I work in a skyscraper.
skyscraper 本身就表示“摩天大楼”,已经包含 building 的意思,再加 building 是中式冗余;直接说 a skyscraper 即可。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高耸的摩天大楼
They work in a tall skyscraper in Manhattan.
他们在曼哈顿的一栋高耸的摩天大楼里工作。
摩天大楼建设
Skyscraper construction requires advanced engineering.
摩天大楼建设需要先进的工程技术。
摩天大楼区
The financial district is known as a skyscraper district.
金融区以摩天大楼区闻名。
玻璃幕墙摩天大楼
The city's newest glass skyscraper reflects the sunset beautifully.
这座城市最新的玻璃幕墙摩天大楼美丽地映照着日落。
摩天酒店
We stayed in a luxurious skyscraper hotel in Dubai.
我们住在迪拜的一家豪华摩天酒店里。
摩天大楼建设热潮
The skyscraper boom transformed the city skyline.
摩天大楼建设热潮改变了城市的天际线。
出自美国歌手黛米·洛瓦托(Demi Lovato)2011年的歌曲《Skyscraper》。歌词把经历打击后重新振作的人比作从地面升起的摩天大楼,表达了坚韧不拔的精神。
After losing everything, she still stood tall like a skyscraper.
在失去一切之后,她依然像摩天大楼一样高高挺立。
Use skyscraper naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一座摩天大楼高得能“刮到天空”(sky+scraper),楼顶擦着云层。记住:sky(天空)+ scraper(刮擦器)= 摩天大楼。
语域:neutral 常见场景:城市建筑描述、新闻报道、日常交谈 skyscraper 是标准常用词,正式和非正式场合都可使用,通常用于描述城市中非常高的多层建筑;在口语中有时也用来夸张地形容任何非常高大或高耸的事物。
发音说明:末尾 -craper 读 /kreɪpɚ/。paper、taper、vapor 的读音 /ˈpeɪpər/、/ˈteɪpər/、/ˈveɪpər/ 都与它押韵;scraper 正好是这个词的第二个组成部分,拼写与读音都对应。注意:sky /skaɪ/ 和 skydiver /ˈskaɪˌdaɪvər/ 只是以 sky 开头,容易误认为相关,但结尾读音完全不同,不押韵。另注意 vapor 拼写是 -por,不是 -per。
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