单词 | terrace |
释义 | terraceWord family adjectiveterracednounterracetteterracingterraceterraced house , Buildings, Agriculture Architectureter·race /ˈterɪs/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1. houses 房屋 British EnglishBrEAATTR a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in it 〔互相连接的〕一排房屋,排屋;〔排屋面对的〕街道 2. place you can sit 可以坐的地方TBB a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc 〔供人坐在室外吃喝、休息等的〕露天平台 3. FOOTBALL 足球the terraces [plural] British EnglishBrEDSF the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on 〔足球赛观众可站立的〕阶梯看台 Examples from the Corpus the terraces• Our settings are classrooms and the terraces of football grounds.• Admittedly, ticket prices for the terraces will be about a third higher than in Schalke's old ground.• The notion of careers is, of course, only one aspect of order on the terraces.• I was surrounded on the terraces by compatriots I wanted to disown.• Now the people are taking their revenge.. No trouble on the terraces.• He had the choice of half-a-dozen alleys which led off the main street and climbed to the terraces.• Chanting, taking territory and violence have extended the contest of the game on to the terraces.• It took an hour and a half to descend to the hamlet on foot, using the terraces as switchbacks. 4. flat land 平地TA one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops 〔修在坡地上的〕梯田,阶地 —terracing noun [uncountableU] football terracing 足球场的阶梯看台区 Examples from the Corpus terrace• Twin rooms have a terrace with side sea view.• Outside in a triumph of properly-laid crazy paving pathways and terraces, to give several levels.• There was speculation on the Feethams terraces even before Alan Noble took over as chairman.• More mischief awaits on the garden terrace.• From the rooftop terrace the Mellors gazed across lilac and bougainvillea bushes to the sea.• Snacks and afternoon tea can be enjoyed on the sun terrace facing the Jungfrau mountain.• She ate breakfast alone on the terrace in the morning.• To the south lay a vast area of redevelopment, relieved only by the remains of a Victorian terrace. (1500-1600) Old French “pile of earth, terrace”, from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra “earth, land” |
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