spire
英 [ˈspaɪə(r)] 美 [spaɪr]

n.

螺旋；塔尖；尖塔；[动]螺旋部，（软体动物的）螺塔

vt.

给…装尖塔；

vi.

塔状矗立；螺旋形上升；

变形

复数：spires过去式：spired过去分词：spired现在分词：spiring第三人称单数：spires

英英释义

spire[ 'spaiə ]

• n.a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

  同义词：steeple

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. We could see the spire of the church in the distance.
   我们可以看到远处教堂的尖塔。
2. It's a magnificent view of the spires of the city.
   这是全城建筑物尖顶尽收眼底的美景。

用作动词(v.)

1. Some new buildings spired in the city.
   城市中又耸立起了几座新楼。

权威例句

HerMES: The SPIRE confusion limit
Drosophila Spire is an actin nucleation factor.
The Herschel-SPIRE submillimetre spectrum of Mars
HerMES: SPIRE galaxy number counts at 250, 350, and 500 μm
The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance
Spire-Type Actin Nucleators Cooperate with Formin-2 to Drive Asymmetric Oocyte Division
In-flight calibration of the Herschel-SPIRE instrument
Variation in the spire index of some coiled gastropod shells, and its evolutionary significance.
Coordination of microtubule and microfilament dynamics by Drosophila Rho1, Spire and Cappuccino.
Bacterial and archaeal phylotypes associated with distinct mineralogical layers of a white smoker spire from a deep-sea hydrothermal...