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词汇 skyscraper
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Definition of skyscraper in English:

skyscraper

noun ˈskʌɪskreɪpəˈskaɪˌskreɪpər
  • 1A very tall building of many storeys.

    摩天大楼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More and taller skyscrapers as well as suburban shopping malls were on the way.
    • A siren echoed through the tall skyscrapers, and faded beneath the noise of the city.
    • The fire illuminated a colossal figure that stood about as tall as a skyscraper.
    • In the latter case, as in much of the book, the skyscraper as a work of architecture is beside the point.
    • He was surrounded by tall skyscrapers, their towering heights lost in the inky blackness of a night sky.
    • Masterton said there were good reasons for building skyscrapers and spectacular towers.
    • The city was overcrowded with tall skyscrapers and noisy vehicles of all sorts.
    • In Hong Kong, there is also a plan to build a skyscraper over 480 metres tall.
    • There are more fields to go into like shipbuilding and building skyscrapers and bridges and stuff.
    • The city arose in their view, the tall skyscrapers sweeping the skyline.
    • Tall skyscrapers loomed above us and a million cars drove in all different directions.
    • Finding no skyscrapers and tall buildings from which he can swing, he looks for an alternative.
    • The competition winners believe the design will surprise residents who fear skyscrapers and space age buildings.
    • Foster's will be the tallest of 60 skyscrapers to be built there in the next few years.
    • The rolling hills covered in green grass, dotted with dark southern pines that seem bigger than the tallest skyscraper.
    • In some skyscrapers, storey upon storey of offices were alight, although others were not.
    • They're not building towering skyscrapers of glass and steel in Brooklyn.
    • Liverpool had the first of these hotel/apartment skyscrapers and will soon get a second.
    • Last year the city announced a ban on the building of new skyscrapers.
  • 2Nautical
    historical A triangular skysail.

Definition of skyscraper in US English:

skyscraper

nounˈskaɪˌskreɪpərˈskīˌskrāpər
  • 1A very tall building of many stories.

    摩天大楼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Foster's will be the tallest of 60 skyscrapers to be built there in the next few years.
    • The fire illuminated a colossal figure that stood about as tall as a skyscraper.
    • There are more fields to go into like shipbuilding and building skyscrapers and bridges and stuff.
    • More and taller skyscrapers as well as suburban shopping malls were on the way.
    • In Hong Kong, there is also a plan to build a skyscraper over 480 metres tall.
    • He was surrounded by tall skyscrapers, their towering heights lost in the inky blackness of a night sky.
    • Liverpool had the first of these hotel/apartment skyscrapers and will soon get a second.
    • The city arose in their view, the tall skyscrapers sweeping the skyline.
    • The competition winners believe the design will surprise residents who fear skyscrapers and space age buildings.
    • Masterton said there were good reasons for building skyscrapers and spectacular towers.
    • The city was overcrowded with tall skyscrapers and noisy vehicles of all sorts.
    • A siren echoed through the tall skyscrapers, and faded beneath the noise of the city.
    • They're not building towering skyscrapers of glass and steel in Brooklyn.
    • In some skyscrapers, storey upon storey of offices were alight, although others were not.
    • Tall skyscrapers loomed above us and a million cars drove in all different directions.
    • The rolling hills covered in green grass, dotted with dark southern pines that seem bigger than the tallest skyscraper.
    • In the latter case, as in much of the book, the skyscraper as a work of architecture is beside the point.
    • Finding no skyscrapers and tall buildings from which he can swing, he looks for an alternative.
    • Last year the city announced a ban on the building of new skyscrapers.
  • 2Nautical
    historical A triangular skysail.

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