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spire
尖塔；尖顶
核心释义
a tall, pointed tower on top of a building, especially a church or temple
- 1.
植物的嫩芽；矛。
A young shoot of a plant; a spear.
- 2.
蛇或其他爬行动物的蟠曲；盘卷。
One of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.
- 3.
建筑物(通常为教堂或寺庙)上部逐渐变细成尖顶的高塔
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- 4.
多种高大的禾草、灯心草或莎草中的任何一种,如滨草、虉草等。
Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.
- 5.
螺旋。
A spiral.
- 6.
尖顶；锥形尖端。
A sharp or tapering point.
- 7.
直线绕极点旋转一周所产生的螺旋部分。
The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole.
- 8.
建在屋顶或塔上的锥形结构,尤指教堂屋顶的建筑尖顶。
A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
- 9.
顶端；最高点；顶峰。
The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.
- 10.
导火管；引信。
A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting.
植物的嫩芽；矛。；蛇或其他爬行动物的蟠曲；盘卷。；建筑物(通常为教堂或寺庙)上部逐渐变细成尖顶的高塔；多种高大的禾草、灯心草或莎草中的任何一种,如滨草、虉草等。；螺旋。
用法In use
The church's tall spire rises above the old town.
用法提示：spire 此处为名词，指教堂顶部的尖塔。
From the hill, we could see the red roofs and the distant spire of the cathedral.
用法提示：spire 作可数名词，指大教堂的尖顶。
A narrow stairway inside the spire leads to a small viewing platform.
用法提示：spire 作名词，指建筑上方细长的塔状结构。
the spire of sth
尖塔通常指教堂或寺庙上细长的锥形顶部。
The spire of the cathedral is visible from the valley.
从山谷里就能看到大教堂的尖塔。
spire above sth
spire 作不及物动词时表示“高耸、耸立”，常接地点状语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- church spire
- 教堂尖塔
- The church spire is visible from miles away.教堂的尖塔从几英里外就能看到。
- cathedral spire
- 大教堂尖塔
- We climbed to the top of the cathedral spire.我们爬到了大教堂尖塔的顶部。
- tall spire
- 高耸的尖塔
- The village is dominated by a tall spire.这座村庄以一座高耸的尖塔为标志。
- Gothic spire
- 哥特式尖塔
- The Gothic spire towers above the old town.哥特式尖塔高耸在老城上方。
- spire rises
- 尖塔高耸
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 spire 想成 spike 的塔：教堂顶上一根尖刺直插云霄。spire 和 spike 都以 sp 开头，都表示尖形物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：church architecture、travel descriptions 作名词时通常指教堂等建筑的尖塔或尖顶，多用于建筑、旅游或文学描写，比较常见于书面语；日常口语中较少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 spire /spaɪr/ 押韵，都含有 /aɪr/ 音：fire, hire, tire, wire, desire, choir。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词：spite /spaɪt/、spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/、spider /ˈspaɪdər/、spicy /ˈspaɪsi/，不要按 -ire 发音。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形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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