acropolis
英 [ə'krɒpəlɪs]
美[ə'krɑpəlɪs]
- n. （古希腊都城的）卫城；城堡
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复数: acropolises;
中文词源
acropolis 卫城（雅典）
词根acer, 尖的，高的。词根pol, 城市，同police, 城市保护者。
英英释意
- 1. the citadel in ancient Greek towns
英文词源
- acropolis (n.)
- 1660s, from Latinized form of Greek akropolis "citadel" (especially that of Athens), from akros "highest, upper" (see acrid) + polis in its older sense of "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (see polis).
实用场景例句
- The Acropolis dominates the city of Athens.
- 雅典的卫城高耸于雅典全城之上.
辞典例句
- Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens.
- 卫城坐落在山上,而这座山曾经是雅典的生活中心.
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- Many tourists visit the Acropolis in Athens.
- 有很多游客参观雅典的卫城.
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- On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
- 卫城的顶端是怕台农神庙.
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- From the top of the acropolis, I had a bird's eye view of the whole city.
- 我从还未开挖的卫城高处俯瞰这整座失落的城市.
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- The picture shows Acropolis.
- 图为雅典卫城.
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- The Acropolis shows a maturity of Greek mathematics and also an appreciation of geometrical ideas.
- 雅典卫城显示了希腊人对数学的精通以及对几何学的推崇.
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- The Acropolis is floodlit in the evenings.
- 夜晚泛光灯把卫城照得通亮.
辞典例句
- He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis.
- 他不惜成本,斥下巨资建造阿克罗波利斯.
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- The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
- 埃菲尔铁塔和雅典卫城也参与了此次竞选.
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- In the background, a stadium and Acropolis of Athens.
- 背景图案为体育场和雅典卫城.
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- The Acropolis is one of the wonders of the ancient world.
- 雅典卫城是古代世界的奇迹之一.
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- The best evidence of Greece's history is the Acropolis of Athens.
- 雅典卫城是希腊历史的最佳左证.
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- Lovers kiss on a rocky outcrop with a view of the Acropolis of Athens.
- 雅典地标图片.情侣亲吻在一处岩石露出以雅典的卫城为目的.
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- At first the Greeks built the Acropolis for protection from their enemies.
- 最初,希腊人修建这种山城市为了防止敌人的袭击.
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- The British helped themselves to the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis.
- 英国人则从雅典卫城拿走了埃尔金大理石雕.
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- On the Acropolis they began to build temples for their gods and goddesses.
- 在城里,他们开始为男女神修筑庙宇.
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- The most impressive building on the Acropolis is the Parthenon.
- 古城里最壮观的建筑就是巴台农庙.
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- But does Beijing pass Acropolis test?
- 但是,北京真的通过卫城考验了 吗 ?
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- Acropolis is the focal point of Athens.
- 卫城是雅典的焦点.
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- Let's spend a day at Acropolis.
- 我们去雅典卫城玩一天吧.
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