| 单词 | plaque |
| 释义 | plaque (once / 4621 pages) 1n 2n A plaque is a sign that memorializes a person or event, such as the plaque on a building noting the person it's named after or the year it was built. Plaque comes from the French word for "plate," meaning not a dinner plate, but a little brass or tin plate that can be mounted on a wall. If you take a tour of Civil War battlefields, you'll find that historical societies often use plaques to commemorate soldiers or particular events. Plaque is also a hard buildup in the body, like the plaque on your teeth that the dentist likes to scrape off. WORD FAMILYplaque: plaques USAGE EXAMPLESRoger Clemens fails to get votes necessary for Baseball Hall of Fame, hurls bat shard at Mike Piazza’s plaque in Cooperstown. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) A plaque notes that the command’s political commissar at the time was Xi Zhongxun, the father of the president of China, Xi Jinping. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Hanging on the wall near Smith’s birthday cake was this plaque: “Time spent flying is not deducted from one’s lifespan.” Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n a memorial made of brass 2Syn|Hyper brass, memorial tablet memorial, monument a structure erected to commemorate persons or events n (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body Hypo|Hyper amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) arterial plaquea fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis bacterial plaque, dental plaquea film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot a small contrasting part of something |
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