pyramid / ˈpɪr ə mɪd /

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pyramid3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. Architecture. a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
  2. anything of such form.
  3. a number of persons or things arranged or heaped up in this manner: a pyramid of acrobats; a pyramid of boxes.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to take, or become disposed in, the form of a pyramid.
  2. Stock Exchange. to enlarge one's operations in a series of transactions, as on a continued rise or decline in price, by using profits in transactions not yet closed, and consequently not yet in hand, as margin for additional buying or selling in the next transaction.
  3. to increase gradually, as with the completion of each phase: Our problems are beginning to pyramid.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to arrange in the form of a pyramid.
  2. to raise or increase by adding amounts gradually.
  3. to cause to increase at a steady and progressive rate: New overseas markets have pyramided the company's profits.
  4. Stock Exchange. to operate in, or employ in, pyramiding.

pyramid 近义词

n. 名词 noun

monument

更多pyramid例句

  1. They also are recreating ancient techniques themselves — from rolling pyramid rocks to testing out ancient tar recipes.
  2. Societies can prepare for inversion of the population pyramid if they consider the different scenarios, but it will require long term planning.
  3. While those with higher incomes can afford to save more, “we can’t say the same about people who are at the bottom of the pyramid, which is a major chunk,” he says.
  4. ROMY is an upside-down pyramid of pipes, about the length of a telephone pole on each side.
  5. The word “mummy” conjures images of gold-coated, bandage-wrapped bodies, hidden away in pyramids.
  6. As the pyramid grew, the teen struggled to manage his responsibilities at home, in school and with his sham company.
  7. For 27 years, the 105 floors of Ryugyong Hotel, a monstrous three-winged, glass-and-concrete pyramid, have gone unused.
  8. “This pyramid monster hotel will monopolize all the business in the city,” CEO Reto Wittwer said.
  9. Musto covered the scene at the tiny Pyramid club on Avenue A, where RuPaul, Debbie Harry and Madonna performed and hung out.
  10. Finally, a pyramid constructed from Germany army helmets in New York City in 1918.
  11. MacRae stacked the dry wood in a neat pyramid twelve inches from the bare soles of Hicks' feet.
  12. By this time Jacques had filled his tray, had folded up the shining white table-cloth and placed it over his pyramid of plates.
  13. The half-breed helped Helen dismount and told her to go to his tent, a small, pyramid affair at one end of the glade.
  14. As it was, there would be time to send the toll-money to Pyramid Harbor and take all proper precautions.
  15. Suddenly above the breakwater appeared a black pyramid, growing bigger every moment; then another, then many.