释义 |
dome/dəʊm/ n. & v.●n. 1a a rounded vault as a roof, with a circular, elliptical, or polygonal base; a large cupola 圆屋顶,穹顶 b the revolving openable hemispherical roof of an observatory (能旋转开启的半球形)天文观测圆顶室 2a a natural vault or canopy (of the sky, trees, etc.) 苍穹;树冠(林冠等) b the rounded summit of a hill etc. (山等的)圆形峰顶 3 Geol. a dome-shaped structure 【地质】穹地,圆丘,穹丘 4 slang the head [俚语]头,脑袋 5 poet. a stately building [诗]雄伟的建筑物,大厦 ●v. tr. (usu. as 通常作 domed adj.) cover with or shape as a dome 加穹顶(状物)的;似穹顶状的 □ domelike adj.[French dôme via Italian duomo ‘cathedral, dome’ from Latin domus ‘house’] |