edifice

英 [ˈedɪfɪs]

美 [ˈedɪfɪs]

n. 大厦; 宏伟建筑

复数：edifices　第三人称单数：edifices　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14141 / COCA.14677

牛津词典

noun

大厦；宏伟建筑
a large impressive building
1. an imposing edifice
  一座宏伟的建筑
2. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
  他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
3. an edifice of lies
  谎话连篇

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
Anedificeis a large and impressive building.
1. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
  美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
N-COUNT （信仰或传统制度的）体系，结构
You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as anedifice.
1. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
  英国传统的宪政制度

英英释义

noun

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
1. there was a three-story building on the corner
2. it was an imposing edifice
Synonym:building

双语例句

Without the Higgs, the maths which holds this edifice together would disintegrate.
没有希格斯玻色子，这套支撑粒子物理学大厦的数学分析就会分崩离析。
A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
On Jul. 9th, 2004: Peking University subscribed an agreement on cooperation with Zhengzhou University at Henan edifice.
7月9日，北京大学和郑州大学在河南大厦签订了合作办学协议。
And finally, the whole edifice would collapse if France was downgraded.
最后一个问题，如果法国的信用评级遭到下调，整个安排都将土崩瓦解。
Observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
观察为进化论的理论大厦打下了基础。
The church of Notre-Dame de Paris is still no doubt, a majestic and sublime edifice.
毫无疑问，巴黎圣母院至今仍然是雄伟壮丽的建筑。
Nor was Windsor Castle the only grand British edifice to host green faith events recently.
温莎古堡并不是近期英国唯一举办环保活动的宏伟建筑。
There is no place for any loose stone in God's edifice.
在上帝的建筑里中，没有一块松动的石头。
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday.
成功的婚姻是一座天天都要重建的大厦。