obelisk

英 [ˈɒbəlɪsk]

美 [ˈɑːbəlɪsk]

n.  方尖纪念碑

复数：obelisks　第三人称单数：obelisks　

GRE

BNC.25727 / COCA.20650

牛津词典

noun

• 方尖纪念碑
  a tall pointed stone column with four sides, put up in memory of a person or an event

柯林斯词典

• 方尖碑
  Anobeliskis a tall stone pillar that has been built in honour of a person or an important event.

英英释义

noun

• a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
• a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
  Synonym:dagger

双语例句

• At the middle of the piazza, stood an obelisk.
  在广场的正中央，是根一柱擎天的埃及方尖碑。
• Hey guys I just had a crazy idea to make the obelisk more engaging, give it FF!
  大家好，我有一个可以让尖塔变可爱的疯狂想法，让它能够释放原力场！
• A granite Obelisk commemorating the battle.
  纪念这次战役的一座花岗岩方尖碑。
• You may want to print an obelisk here to draw your readers's attention.
  你大概需要在这里印个短箭号来引起读者注意。
• I was going to go out, but ended up watching videos. The shadow of the obelisk spanned the terrance.
  我本来打算外出，但沦落到看录影带。方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
• The obelisk of Buenos Aires, one of the main icons of Argentina, was built to commemorate the400th anniversary of the founding of the city.
  该方尖碑是为纪念布宜诺斯艾利斯建城400年而建，如今是该国的标志性建筑之一。
• The shadow of the Obelisk spanned the terrance.
  方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
• The men have built a miniature Kremlin wall around the few graves and a simple white obelisk.
  这些男子围绕寥寥几个坟墓建造了微型的克里姆林宫式的围墙，还有一座简单的白色方尖碑。
• This is an active ability that drains energy from the obelisk, but is a similar concept to the one suggested.
  这是一个主动技能，需要消耗方尖塔的能量。这个可能和你的想法比较类似了。
• He thrust his pole out ahead of them and pushed them away from a towering green obelisk.
  他把篙抽上来撑了一下把他们带离了一个屹立的绿色尖碑。