单词 | aisle |
释义 | aisle (aɪl ) Word forms: aisles 1. countable noun An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket. He started down the centre aisle. ...the frozen food aisle. Synonyms: passageway, path, lane, passage 2. singular noun The aisle is used in expressions such as walking down the aisle to refer to the activity of getting married. He was in no hurry to walk down the aisle. Image of aisle © paul prescott, Shutterstock Collocations: centre aisle There are chairs and desks on both sides of the chamber, divided by a centre aisle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The side aisle and centre aisle are the same height. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each consists of a standard class open passenger saloon with a centre aisle, a guard's compartment with hand brake and a lockable luggage compartment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was set into the centre aisle of the nave and then in 2007 moved to be positioned vertically in the north transept. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The auditorium was specifically designed round without a centre aisle and wood paneled walls for acoustic reasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A classical singer interrupted her recital to race down a church aisle and wrestle with two thieves who were trying to steal 150 from a charity collection. Times, Sunday Times She stopped mid-note to race down the church aisle and wrestle it back. The Sun Certainly church aisles should not serve as runways to flaunt the latest fads. Christianity Today Hypermarkets are no longer the way ahead — the clothing and electrical goods that once filled the aisles are now sold over the internet. Times, Sunday Times The choir comes down out of the choir loft to fill the aisles as the people hold hands during the benediction. Christianity Today Last weekend we had a lot of people come forward, and they filled the aisles. Christianity Today In the final show, the audience filled the aisles, standing and sitting in every available space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those who could not find a seat filled the aisles or watched outside the room on television monitors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If there isn't one near you, try the supermarket's world food aisle. The Sun When you go supermarket shopping, visit the world food aisle. The Sun Save the pennies by heading to the frozen food aisle. The Sun The hand of destiny was hovering over the frozen food aisle. Times, Sunday Times The gull was chucked out after perching in the pet food aisle. The Sun They found replica headgear in a bargain bin among the grocery aisles. The Sun Price rises in the grocery aisles have accelerated in the past six months. Times, Sunday Times Pierogi maintain their place in the grocery aisles to this day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rush of pleasure at the trees lining the aisle in the abbey - and a hope that they will be cared for afterwards. Times, Sunday Times Photographs of the couple growing up lined the aisle. Times, Sunday Times Several epitaphs have been preserved as examples of what once lined the aisles of the church. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our seats are arranged one on each side of a narrow aisle, and every window has its own curtains. Times, Sunday Times Wood panelled, with green baize and original pewter fittings, our snug compartment squeezes in two single bunks separated by a narrow aisle. Times, Sunday Times For some reason, probably weakness, the north aisle was rebuilt late in the 14th century on the old foundations of the narrow aisle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Customers shuffled along the narrow aisles, weaving between huge festive displays. Times, Sunday Times Narrow aisles appear to go on for miles. Times, Sunday Times A male shopper roams the aisles in a desperate search for an item. Times, Sunday Times Chances are, you'll be free to roam the aisles unrecognised. The Sun Then, he roamed the aisles on his own with his guitar, shaking hands with fans. The Sun During the test, dozens of proctors roamed the aisles to prevent cheating. Houston Chronicle The team, therefore, wanted to see if humans also responded to physical markers that would influence their subconscious desire to reach the end of a shopping aisle. Times, Sunday Times On the plus side, the top shelf in the shopping aisles, previously out of bounds, was now accessible. The Sun Supermarkets hand us trolleys so huge that you need the skills of an articulated lorry driver to manoeuvre them between the shopping aisles. Times, Sunday Times Postings on social media outline people's theories that younger shoppers increasingly treat shopping aisles like go-kart tracks, while others plead with supermarkets to introduce traffic lights in the aisles. Times, Sunday Times Like a frantic contestant in a corporate version of supermarket sweep, it launched itself down the shopping aisles. Times, Sunday Times Walk down a supermarket aisle and you could be forgiven for thinking you are the only person still eating meat and dairy. Times,Sunday Times Ingredient lists for a particular dish can be downloaded to a mobile phone in the supermarket aisle and video recipes followed on laptops in the kitchen. Times, Sunday Times They each had to pick an item to use while walking down the supermarket aisle, and the evaluation was elimination style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are stacked, these days, in supermarket aisles. Times, Sunday Times Never shop when you are hungry, don't shop online for food and avoid the supermarket aisles in which processed foods are stocked. Times, Sunday Times I want to settle down, buy a home together, have a family and walk down the aisle. The Sun Will she get away in time to walk down the aisle or will she end up spending the night alone in a cell? The Sun But due to an error they are double-booked, and only one of them can walk down the aisle at the dream venue. The Sun Are we really going to walk this aisle? Times, Sunday Times Without a make-up artist on hand, you'll run the risk of being too frustrated to walk down the aisle. Times, Sunday Times We don't go there for bargains but to wander the aisles that resist the garish logic of big chains. Times, Sunday Times I find wandering the aisles a respite. Times, Sunday Times That prompted residents' fears that gangs of shoplifters could wander the aisles with calculators to make sure they steal enough for a police-free getaway. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 走道 Japanese: 通路 |
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