obelisk

英 [ˈɒbəlɪsk]

美 [ˈɑːbəlɪsk]

n.  方尖纪念碑

复数：obelisks　第三人称单数：obelisks　

GRE

BNC.25727 / COCA.20650

牛津词典

noun

• 方尖纪念碑
  a tall pointed stone column with four sides, put up in memory of a person or an event

柯林斯词典

• 方尖碑
  Anobeliskis a tall stone pillar that has been built in honour of a person or an important event.

英英释义

noun

• a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
• a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
  Synonym:dagger

双语例句

• The shadow of the Obelisk spanned the terrance.
  方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
• You may want to print an obelisk here to draw your readers's attention.
  你大概需要在这里印个短箭号来引起读者注意。
• On that planet, a solid black obelisk stands as tribute to the memory of this influential Imperial.
  在这行星上，一个实体黑色方尖碑屹立著，代表对这位深具影响力的帝国军官一个尊崇的回忆。
• If stands erect this obelisk, but it entire Egypt and biggest obelisk.
  如果将这个方尖碑竖立起来，它可是全埃及最大的方尖碑。
• The obelisk was built in memory of those who died for their country
  这座方尖塔是为了纪念那些为祖国献身的人而建造的
• "If we win the World Cup, I'll get naked and run around the Obelisk," he said, referring to the tall monument that marks the center of the city and serves as its most famous landmark.
  马拉多纳说，如果我们赢得了世界杯冠军，我就绕着方尖石塔（一座高大的纪念碑，布宜诺斯艾利斯市中心的标志性建筑）裸奔一圈。
• Yesterday, in the Mojave desert, they put their theory to the test using a nylon kite, three pulleys and an obelisk that weighs nearly four tons.
  昨天，在莫家乌沙漠，他们用一只尼龙风筝，三个滑轮组和一个近4吨重的方尖石来检验他们的理论。
• I was going to go out, but ended up watching videos. The shadow of the obelisk spanned the terrance.
  我本来打算外出，但沦落到看录影带。方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
• The men have built a miniature Kremlin wall around the few graves and a simple white obelisk.
  这些男子围绕寥寥几个坟墓建造了微型的克里姆林宫式的围墙，还有一座简单的白色方尖碑。
• As soon as you touch the obelisk, signs appear on its surface indicating where you can find one of the Dragon nests.
  就在你触摸方尖塔的一刹那，塔面显现出一些符号，告知你寻找龙之巢穴的方位。