| 单词 | installation |
| 释义 | installation (once / 1371 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY installation: installations+/install: installation, installed, installment, installs, reinstall/installment: installments/reinstall: reinstalled, reinstalling USAGE EXAMPLESThey’re spacious, airy, with high ceilings, an expansive mezzanine level and ambitious public art installations. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) In the early hours of Monday 4 January a convoy of police vehicles pulled up in the ground-floor garage of the U-shaped installation. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) After Thursday’s installation, only five oak leaves remain on the gallery walls. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n the act of installing something (as equipment) 2the telephone installation took only a few minutes Syn|Hyper installing, installment, instalment beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something n a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry 3Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper facility Belmont Park a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes Churchill Downsa racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby Hagia Sophiaa 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century Louvre Museuman art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris Pimlicoa racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness Fort George Gordon Meadea United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency West PointUnited States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy Kennedy International Airporta large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City airfield, field, flying field, landing field a place where planes take off and land arboretum, botanical gardena facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition athletic facilitya facility for athletic events backroomthe meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations cafeteria facility(usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors communication equipment, communication systemfacility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information coursefacility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport deposit, depositary, depository, repositorya facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping drive-inany installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles assembly, forum, meeting placea public facility to meet for open discussion gas systemfacility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service menagerie, zoo, zoological gardenthe facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition military installationany facility servicing military forces grid, power grid, power systema system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region rangea place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds recreation facility, recreational facilitya public facility for recreation sewage system, sewage works, sewer systemfacility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage sourcea facility where something is available stationa facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose transit, transportation, transportation systema facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods utilitya facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal water, water supply, water systema facility that provides a source of water aerodrome, airdrome, airport, dromean airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, stripan airfield without normal airport facilities air transportation systema transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air archivea depository containing historical records and documents armory, armoury, arsenala military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms auxiliary airfieldan airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity bank, bank buildinga building in which the business of banking transacted base, base of operationsinstallation from which a military force initiates operations broadcast station, broadcasting stationa station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs dropa central depository where things can be left or picked up electrical plant, electrical systemutility that provides electricity emplacementmilitary installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon FOTS, fiber-optic transmission system, fibre-optic transmission systema communication system using fiber optic cables field housean athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport fire station, firehousea station housing fire apparatus and firemen first-aid stationa station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained football stadiuma stadium where football games are held Golcondaa source of great wealth (especially a mine) gold mine, goldminea good source of something that is desired golf course, links coursecourse consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf gym, gymnasiumathletic facility equipped for sports or physical training HQ, headquarters, military headquartersthe military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command heat, heating, heating plant, heating systemutility to warm a building highway systema transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport depository library, librarya depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study lidoa recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports lost-and-foundrepository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them military post, postmilitary installation at which a body of troops is stationed museuma depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value naval installation, shore stationmilitary installation servicing naval forces network(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs observation stationa station set up for making observations of something plumbing, plumbing systemutility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage police headquarters, police station, station housea station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought power plant, power station, powerhousean electrical generating station practice rangea place for practicing golf shots public transita public transportation system for moving passengers racecourse, racetrack, raceway, tracka course over which races are run repertorya storehouse where a stock of things is kept rifle rangea range where people can practice shooting rifles service stationa station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles short linea transportation system that operates over relatively short distances silomilitary installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired sperm banka depository for storing sperm depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehousea depository for goods substationa subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network natatorium, swimming bath, swimming poolpool that provides a facility for swimming telferage, telpheragea transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity depot, terminal, terminusstation where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods test rangea range for conducting tests treasurya depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole n a formal entry into an organization or position or office he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame Syn|Hypo|Hyper induction, initiation inaugural, inauguration the ceremonial induction into a position coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization, investiturethe ceremony of installing a new monarch bar mitzvah(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah(Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance a formal event performed on a special occasion |
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