单词 | skyscraper |
释义 | skyscraper (skaɪskreɪpəʳ ) Word forms: skyscrapers countable noun A skyscraper is a very tall building in a city. Now skyscrapers stretch as far as the eye can see in every direction. Synonyms: tower Image of skyscraper © Dmitry Birin, Shutterstock Collocations: glass skyscraper The glass skyscraper will stand 736ft tall when completed in 2014. Times, Sunday Times In the distance looms a glass skyscraper with no internal floors, and an enormous, exploding cascade of metal, representing a drop of falling water, splashing onto one side. Times, Sunday Times An early example of late modern curtain walled mirror glass skyscraper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its three glass skyscrapers rise above a sprawling section of beach and marble finishes, signature art, butler service and a serious spa lend luxury. Times, Sunday Times The glass skyscrapers do feel a bit techy, but it's more like a cluster than a city. Times, Sunday Times At the time, it was to be the world's tallest skyscraper outside of a city's central business district. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are only a few super tall skyscrapers of that type among the 100 tallest skyscrapers in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next three tallest skyscrapers in the city each have 26 stories within the structure, although they vary in height. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 315 feet (96 m) it was one of the tallest skyscrapers of its era. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would have been the tallest skyscraper in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 摩天楼 Japanese: 摩天楼 |
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