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

• 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。
• Btw, do you mean Dark Pylon, not Obelisk?
  对了，你说的是黑暗水晶，不是尖塔吧？
• The obelisk of Buenos Aires, one of the main icons of Argentina, was built to commemorate the400th anniversary of the founding of the city.
  该方尖碑是为纪念布宜诺斯艾利斯建城400年而建，如今是该国的标志性建筑之一。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• One of the other new boosts to the Protoss race is the ability to build an obelisk at your base.
  其中另一项新增加的是神族能够在基地建立一个方尖碑。
• The shadow of the Obelisk spanned the terrance.
  方尖塔的影子落在平台上。
• 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。