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

spire¹ n. [countable]

Architecturea tall, sharply pointed roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, steeple, etc.
a tall, sharply pointed summit, peak, or the like.

spire¹ n., v., spired, spir•ing.
n.

Architecturea tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
Architecturea similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. under steeple.
a tapering, pointed part of something;
a tall, sharp-pointed summit, peak, or the like:the distant spires of the mountains.
the highest point or summit of something:the spire of a hill; the spire of one's profession.
a sprout or shoot of a plant, as an acrospire of grain or a blade or spear of grass.

v.i.

to shoot or rise into spirelike form;
rise or extend to a height in the manner of a spire.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English spīr spike, blade; cognate with Middle Dutch spier, Middle Low German spīr shoot, sprout, sprig, Old Norse spīra stalk

spire′less, adj.

spire² n.

a coil or spiral.
Zoologyone of the series of convolutions of a coil or spiral.
[Zool.]the upper, convoluted part of a spiral shell, above the aperture.

Greek speîra; see spiral
Latin spīra
1565–75

spire′less, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

spire /spaɪə/ n

Also called: steeple a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple
a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass
the apical part of any tapering formation; summit

(intransitive) to assume the shape of a spire; point up
(transitive) to furnish with a spire or spires

Etymology: Old English spīr blade; related to Old Norse spīra stalk, Middle Low German spīr shoot, Latin spīna thorn

ˈspiry adj

spire /spaɪə/ n

any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure
the apical part of a spiral shell

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin spīra a coil, from Greek speira

单词	spire
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spire¹ /spaɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Architecturea tall, sharply pointed roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, steeple, etc. a tall, sharply pointed summit, peak, or the like. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spire¹ (spī^ər),USA pronunciation n., v., spired, spir•ing. n. Architecturea tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc. Architecturea similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple. See illus. under steeple. a tapering, pointed part of something; a tall, sharp-pointed summit, peak, or the like:the distant spires of the mountains. the highest point or summit of something:the spire of a hill; the spire of one's profession. a sprout or shoot of a plant, as an acrospire of grain or a blade or spear of grass. v.i. to shoot or rise into spirelike form; rise or extend to a height in the manner of a spire. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English spīr spike, blade; cognate with Middle Dutch spier, Middle Low German spīr shoot, sprout, sprig, Old Norse spīra stalk spire′less, adj. spire² (spī^ər),USA pronunciation n. a coil or spiral. Zoologyone of the series of convolutions of a coil or spiral. [Zool.]the upper, convoluted part of a spiral shell, above the aperture. Greek speîra; see spiral Latin spīra 1565–75 spire′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spire /spaɪə/ n Also called: steeple a tall structure that tapers upwards to a point, esp one on a tower or roof or one that forms the upper part of a steeple a slender tapering shoot or stem, such as a blade of grass the apical part of any tapering formation; summit vb (intransitive) to assume the shape of a spire; point up (transitive) to furnish with a spire or spires Etymology: Old English spīr blade; related to Old Norse spīra stalk, Middle Low German spīr shoot, Latin spīna thorn ˈspiry adj spire /spaɪə/ n any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure the apical part of a spiral shell Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin spīra a coil, from Greek speira
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