edifice

英 [ˈedɪfɪs]

美 [ˈedɪfɪs]

n.  大厦; 宏伟建筑

复数：edifices　第三人称单数：edifices　

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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

• Once one country goes, the whole edifice wobbles.
  一个国家离开后，整个大厦都会遭到动摇。
• It really is an ancient edifice, too& it's been here for seven years.
  它确实也是个“古老”的建筑&已经有七年之久了。
• 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。
• Take it away and the edifice crumbles.
  没有了竞争，整个大厦都会坍塌。
• Temple: Edifice constructed for the worship of a deity. Features commonly include a sanctuary and an altar.
  庙宇：为崇拜神而建的大建筑。一般包括一个避难所和祭坛。
• There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
  该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物。
• 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。
• In this edifice it was determined I should lodge.
  他们决定我就住在古庙这所大建筑物里。
• These developments threatened the whole edifice of government.
  这些新情况威胁到了政府的整个宏图大业。
• The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 was the final step in the construction of the European edifice.
  1992年的《马斯特里赫特条约》（maastrichttreaty），是这座欧洲大厦建造过程中的最后一步。