英语词汇“spireless”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.

单词	spireless
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.
随便看	dowery dowf dowie dowily dowiness dowing dowitcher do with do without dow jones average dow-jones average dowland dowlas dow metal down down and dirty down-and-dirty down-and-out down-at-heel downbeat down-bow downburst down card downcast downcastly