单词 | monolith |
释义 | monolith 1.【地质】(large block of stone)单块巨石;磐石 island monoliths of stone carved by the wind and waves岛上被风雕浪琢的单块巨石 low walls of the same stone as the monoliths in the sea由海里的单块巨石一样的石头砌成的矮墙 2.(something resembling large block of stone)庞然大物 Why 1960s monoliths have a future – Paul Brown Tower blocks have been both loved and hated.为什么20世纪60年代的庞然大物会拥有未来——对于保罗•布朗塔楼建筑群人们是既爱又恨。 A deal between the two powerful institutions would have created a monolith.若是这两个强大机构之间达成交易, 就会产生一个金融业的巨无霸。 3.【艺术】(statue or obelisk)独石雕像;独石方尖碑;独石柱 The obelisk is one of the largest of more than 100 stone monoliths, which were erected in the third and fourth centuries AD.公元3世纪和4世纪时竖立了100多座独石方尖碑, 这座是其中体积最大的方尖碑之一。 4.【建】(hollow foundation piece)巨型混凝土空心方块体 Into this embankment, at intervals of a few feet, concrete monoliths each 45ft. square were sunk to great depths.在这座堤岸内部很深的地方, 每隔几英尺便埋有一块45平方英尺大小的巨型混凝土空心方块体。 |
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