| 释义 |
vaulting
Ⅰ vaulting // adjective vaulting ambition► F0 DISAPPROVING a strong wish to be extremely successful, powerful, rich, etc. and a belief that this is more important than anything else: » He sacrificed his marriage to his vaulting political ambition.Thesaurus+: ↑Feelings of desire
Ⅱ vaulting /ˈvɒl.tɪŋ/ aep /ˈvɑːl.t̬ɪŋ/ noun [U] ► F0 arches which support a ceiling or room: » After the explosion nothing of the walls or vaulting remained intact.Thesaurus+: ↑Arches, columns and beams |