triangle
US
UK triangle n: (three-sided shape)
SC 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng
TC 三角形
TC 三角形
There were cookies in the shape of hearts and triangles.
triangle n: (music: triangular instrument) (乐器)
SC 三角铁，三角钟，三角铃 sān jiǎo tiě，sān jiǎo zhōng，sān jiǎo líng
The percussion guy plays the triangle and cowbells.
triangle n: figurative (relationship: three people) (比喻)
SC 三角关系，三角恋爱 sān jiǎo guān xì ，sān jiǎo liàn ài
He's in a triangle with two women who are cousins.
triangle n: (triangular arrangement or form)
SC 三角形的东西 sān jiǎo xíng de dōng xī
Fold the paper diagonally to form two triangles.
triangle n: US (drafting instrument)
SC 三角板 sān jiǎo bǎn
TC 三角板
TC 三角板
The architect used a triangle to sketch out a preliminary design for a house.
the Bermuda Triangle n: (area of Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda)
SC 百慕大三角
equilateral triangle n: (with sides of same length)
SC 等边三角形 děng biān sān jiǎo xíng
TC 等邊三角形
TC 等邊三角形
All three sides of an equilateral triangle are the same length.
isosceles triangle n: (three-sided shape of which two sides are equal)
SC 等腰三角形 děng yāo sān jiǎo xíng
TC 等腰三角形
TC 等腰三角形
The basic shape of a fir tree is an isosceles triangle.
love triangle n: (relationship between three people)
SC 三角恋，三角恋情
A love triangle, causing conflict between three people, is a classic movie plot.
right triangle (US), right-angled triangle (UK) n: (3-sided shape with a right angle)
SC 直角三角形
TC 直角三角形
TC 直角三角形