| 单词 | spire |
| 释义 | spire (once / 929 pages) n A pointed cone shape on top of a building is called a spire, especially when it rises from the roof of a church. The part of a church roof that rises above a city skyline or a village's rolling hills, pointing sharply up toward the sky, is its spire. Many church spires have a cross at the very top. Other buildings — religious or secular — can also have spires, though it's most common to see one on a Christian church. The root of spire is the Old English spir, "sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass." WORD FAMILYspire: spires USAGE EXAMPLESOn Thursday, bells at the church, whose war-damaged spire was left unrepaired after World War II, tolled 11 times, signaling the reopening of the market. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) The church that the market surrounds, with its spire damaged in World War II, symbolizes the city’s turbulent history. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) The jagged silhouette of the broken spire became a signpost of German madness. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) n a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top Syn|Hypo|Hyper steeple pinnacle (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building |
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