| 单词 | vault |
| 释义 | vault n. & v. --n 1. a an arched roof. b a continuous arch. c a set or series of arches whose joints radiate from a central point or line. 2. a vaultlike covering (the vault of heaven). 3. an underground chamber: a as a place of storage (bank vaults). b as a place of interment beneath a church or in a cemetery etc. (family vault). 4. an act of vaulting. 5. Anat. the arched roof of a cavity. --v 1. intr. leap or spring, esp. while resting on one or both hands or with the help of a pole. 2. tr. spring over (a gate etc.) in this way. 3. tr. (esp. as vaulted) a make in the form of a vault. b provide with a vault or vaults. Derivatives vaulter n. Etymology: OF voute, vaute, ult. f. L volvere roll |
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