单词 | facade |
释义 | facade (fəsɑːd ) also façade Word forms: facades 1. countable noun The facade of a building, especially a large one, is its front wall or the wall that faces the street. 2. singular noun A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness. [+ of] Collocations: front facade The fire continued to get worse; flames flickered behind the center columns of the front facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Period features include a cross-beamed drawing room, panelling in the hall and arched stone windows on the front facade. Times, Sunday Times By tapering the roof around the bedrooms and angling the front facade of the house, you maximise space on the ground floor, where you need it most. Times, Sunday Times The end result was that if they restored the front facade to its original condition, they could knock down the back and transform it into their new house and garden. Times, Sunday Times It's a vision in glass, but not a hothouse in the summer, thanks to all the sliding glass doors and added ventilation from the front facade, too. Times, Sunday Times The department also plans to build a $24 million, 45,000-square-foot, glass facade building with modern labs, classrooms, and research centers. The Scientist The tower spirals downwards from a sharp peak with a glass facade that resembles cut crystal. Times, Sunday Times It also enabled the glass facade to be window sprinkler-free. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The extensive glass facade allows in natural light during the day and reduces reliance on artificial light. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also praised the glass facade which she felt helps marry the delicate modern tower with the weighty, neoclassical train station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The historic facade and structure will remain, but the three-bedroom apartments — just one per floor — will have high-end finishes and fittings, including a home spa in the master suite. Times, Sunday Times Exactly when the design and execution of that historic facade took place remains uncertain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the 1950s, the factory underwent a restoration that demolished the historic facade and stuccoed the interior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The original two story building was preserved as a historic facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The partial reconstruction with a historic facade including numerous original components and a modern interior was completed in late 2013. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main facade had to remain unchanged, so he has kept its three graceful arches and sinuous roof. Times, Sunday Times The main facade has three entrances, each topped by a semicircular fanlight with reeded soffit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main facade was probably five bays wide originally; the right side bays have been replaced by a 20th-century picture window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the main facade there are representations from the fields of industry and agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main facade stands out with its classic composition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If she hadn't been advised like that, she wouldn't have been able to maintain the facade. Times, Sunday Times Most of his customers maintain a facade of normality in order to gain semblance and hide their tumultuous lives to some extent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result, colleges are pressured to maintain a facade of academic respectability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Further investigation reveals that the patient has stayed at a friend's home, in order to maintain the facade of a successful business. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By using such paramilitary structures, the leaders were able to maintain a facade of plausible deniability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the time he moved in, two years later, only the original facade and party walls were left. Times, Sunday Times Although the latter was demolished in the 1980s, the original facade of the building was retained and incorporated into new retail premises. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A giant skylight filters sunlight into the room, cascading down the original facade of the library. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The original facade features the museums name inscribed in large capitals flanked by rosettes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This included the restoration of the original facade was accomplished by removing the marquee and metal siding that was placed over it in the 1960s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their roofs are usually the flat built-up variety with parapets on the street facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Great arched windows and heavily recessed and arched doors characterize the street facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gable end of the commercial section forms the street facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the south, or front, side, this narrower fifth floor remains in plane with the street facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More restoration of the southern street facade was needed in 1975. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the bright white facade main decorative elements are wooden window frames and wall corners are covered with decorated molded bars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The renovation included removing the white facade from the building and exposing the brick again along with completely demolishing the interior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It dates from at least the 13th century and today has a white facade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also launched the canoe store prototype of white facade and interior gray walls to accommodate the growth of its brand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 2000s, the city worked to renovate its downtown, with all buildings now showing white facades and many with red tile roofs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 正面建筑物的 Japanese: 正面 |
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