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mansion

/man-shuhn/US // ˈmæn ʃən //UK // (ˈmænʃən) //

公馆,大厦,豪宅,宅邸

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
    • : manor house.
    • : Often mansions. British. a large building with many apartments; apartment house.
    • : Oriental and Medieval Astronomy. each of 28 divisions of the ecliptic occupied by the moon on successive days.
    • : Archaic. an abode or dwelling place.

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Examples

  • If Faulconer rides a recall to the governor’s mansion, it will put an appropriate bow on his political career to date.

  • She’s a hair braider stuck in a doomed marriage, which is made all the worse when her husband Adan’s burglary of a nearby beach mansion does not go as planned.

  • On the southern coast, there are barriers along Kahala Beach, where the shore has increasingly disappeared amid sprawling mansions.

  • The crisis runs rampant in cities and towns, on farms and in mansions, far away and next door.

  • Gilman died before construction was complete and the mansion changed hands several times until it was gifted to the Baltimore Parks and Recreation Department.

  • Expect the couple to find another mansion in a safe Democratic district where an aging representative is expected to retire.

  • Goodman retreated to house arrest at his luxury mansion on $4 million bail.

  • We ended up in one room in her mansion and never furnished it.

  • The ex-chef, accused by Maureen McDonnell of “embezzling” food from the mansion, went to the FBI, triggering its investigation.

  • Bogie and Bacall purchased a $160,000 mansion in Holmby Hills, a posh enclave in Los Angeles, and played house.

  • Within were the park and the deer, and the mansion rearing its brilliant columns amidst the redundant groves of a Spanish autumn.

  • It was a splendid mansion, with its countless rooms and gorgeous appointments.

  • He went home from the planter's mansion very happy, for now he should have an errand there every day during the next few weeks.

  • Americans burnt the mansion house on Noddles island, and carried off the cattle.

  • It was a great event, and Jane was dressed with the utmost care to visit the aristocratic mansion.