英语词汇“pyramid”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

1.

a huge masonry construction that has a square base and, as in the case of the ancient Egyptian royal tombs, four sloping triangular sides

2.

an object, formation, or structure resembling such a construction

3. mathematics

a solid having a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet in a common vertex

4. crystallography

a crystal form in which three planes intersect all three axes of the crystal

5. anatomy

any pointed or cone-shaped bodily structure or part

6. finance

a group of enterprises containing a series of holding companies structured so that the top holding company controls the entire group with a relatively small proportion of the total capital invested

7. mainly US

the series of transactions involved in pyramiding securities

8. (plural)

a game similar to billiards with fifteen coloured balls

verb

9.

to build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid

10. mainly US

to speculate in (securities or property) by increasing purchases on additional margin or collateral derived from paper profits associated with high prices of securities and property in a boom

11. finance

to form (companies) into a pyramid

Also called (rare): pyramis

Derived forms

pyramidal (pɪˈræmɪdəl), pyramidical (ˌpyraˈmidical) or pyramidic (ˌpyraˈmidic)

adjective

pyramidally (pyˈramidally) or pyramidically (ˌpyraˈmidically)

adverb

Word origin

C16 (earlier pyramis): from Latin pyramis, from Greek puramis, probably from Egyptian

单词	pyramid
释义	Trends of pyramid View usage for: pyramid (pɪrəmɪd) Word forms: plural pyramids 1. countable noun Pyramids are ancient stone buildings with four triangular sloping sides. The most famous pyramids are those built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens. We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx. 2. countable noun A pyramid is a shape, object, or pile of things with a flat base and sloping triangular sides that meet at a point. On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits. [+ of] 3. countable noun You can describe something as a pyramid when it is organized so that there are fewer people at each level as you go towards the top. The structure of the group is more like a loose net than a hierarchical pyramid. pyramid in British English (ˈpɪrəmɪd) noun 1. a huge masonry construction that has a square base and, as in the case of the ancient Egyptian royal tombs, four sloping triangular sides 2. an object, formation, or structure resembling such a construction 3. mathematics a solid having a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet in a common vertex 4. crystallography a crystal form in which three planes intersect all three axes of the crystal 5. anatomy any pointed or cone-shaped bodily structure or part 6. finance a group of enterprises containing a series of holding companies structured so that the top holding company controls the entire group with a relatively small proportion of the total capital invested 7. mainly US the series of transactions involved in pyramiding securities 8. (plural) a game similar to billiards with fifteen coloured balls verb 9. to build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid 10. mainly US to speculate in (securities or property) by increasing purchases on additional margin or collateral derived from paper profits associated with high prices of securities and property in a boom 11. finance to form (companies) into a pyramid Also called (rare): pyramis Derived forms pyramidal (pɪˈræmɪdəl), pyramidical (ˌpyraˈmidical) or pyramidic (ˌpyraˈmidic) adjective pyramidally (pyˈramidally) or pyramidically (ˌpyraˈmidically) adverb Word origin C16 (earlier pyramis): from Latin pyramis, from Greek puramis, probably from Egyptian pyramid in American English (ˈpɪrəmɪd) noun 1. any huge structure with a square base and four sloping, triangular sides meeting at the top, as those built by the ancient Egyptians for royal tombs 2. an object, formation, structure, or organization shaped like or suggesting a pyramid 3. a crystal form in which as many as 12 sloping faces intersect at a point 4. Geometry a solid figure having a polygonal base, the sides of which form the bases of triangular surfaces meeting at a common vertex verb intransitive, verb transitive 5. to build up, mass, or heap in the form of a pyramid 6. US to engage in (a series of buying or selling operations) during an upward or downward trend in the stock market, working on margin with the profits made in the transactions Idioms: the (Great) Pyramids Derived forms pyramidal (pyˈramidal) (pɪˈræmɪdəl) adjective pyramidally (pyˈramidally) adverb pyramidic (ˌpyraˈmidic) adjective or ˌpyraˈmidical Word origin L pyramis (gen. pyramidis) < Gr, pyramid: replaced ME piramis, also < L Image of pyramid © Fishman64, shutterstock Examples of 'pyramid' in a sentence pyramid There are fantastic coral reefs and wonderful ancient pyramids in the jungle. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This model is known as the hierarchy of needs and is shaped like a pyramid. Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990) The social worker is at the sharp end of an inverted pyramid of pressure. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We run round giving each other piggy backs or trying to form a human pyramid. The Sun (2010) So far there are no inverted pyramids. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They would build human pyramids of eight people atop five horses abreast. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They tell me that in the old days they used to put the smaller pyramids inside the larger ones. Thompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher Secrets of the Soil (1990) People who have risen to the top of any small pyramid have mostly got there because of good fortune. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We are at the bottom of the great cricket pyramid and clubs like ours produce the stars of the future. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We seem somehow to have got used to the idea of this body of barbarians building their pyramids of skulls. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Egypt features a huge topiary pyramid. Times, Sunday Times (2015) So who did build the pyramids? Bruce Feiler WALKING THE BIBLE (2001) They form a graceful pyramid, a strange mix of stasis and implied movement. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) See pyramid of numbers, pyramid of biomass. McCahill, T. A. Biology Basic Facts (1982) Many a Pharaoh left us a tomb in the shape of a pyramid. Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987) A large glass pyramid atop the complex glowed purple when he was in the building. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A dream trip to see the pyramids was totally ruined. The Sun (2015) Another pyramid of numbers formed. Ben Nimmo IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003) Steel sections are being lifted by cranes to the top of the glass pyramid, where workers wearing safety harnesses bolt them together. The Sun (2012) Problems begin with incentives to bring in new agents, which can veer towards the pyramid structure if these incentives are not designed carefully. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Ideally you want a bird's nest or pyramid structure that collapses in on itself and keeps burning so you can add new layers of fuel. The Sun (2014) Some say that is precisely what it is - a huge pyramid built perhaps 12,000 years ago by an unknown civilisation. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In many parts of the Kush valley, walls of buildings and tips of ancient pyramids lie just inches beneath the surface. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with pyramid ball game In other languages pyramid British English: pyramid /ˈpɪrəmɪd/ NOUN A pyramid is a three-dimensional shape with a flat base and flat triangular sides which slope upwards to a point. American English: pyramid Arabic: هَرَم Brazilian Portuguese: pirâmide Chinese: 金字塔 Croatian: piramida Czech: jehlan Danish: pyramide Dutch: piramide European Spanish: pirámide Finnish: pyramidi French: pyramide German: Pyramide Greek: πυραμίδα Italian: piramide Japanese: ピラミッド Korean: 피라미드 Norwegian: pyramide Polish: piramida European Portuguese: pirâmide Romanian: piramidă Russian: пирамида Latin American Spanish: pirámide Swedish: pyramid Thai: ปิรามิด Turkish: piramit Ukrainian: піраміда Vietnamese: kim tự tháp Chinese translation of 'pyramid' pyramid (ˈpɪrəmɪd) n (c) (= monument) 金字塔 (jīnzìtǎ) (座, zuò) (Geom) 锥(錐)体(體) (zhuītǐ) (= pile of objects) 一堆 (yī duī)
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