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skyline

/skahy-lahyn/US // ˈskaɪˌlaɪn //UK // (ˈskaɪˌlaɪn) //

天际线,天际,天线,天边

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also sky line .

    • : the boundary line between earth and sky; the apparent horizon: A sail appeared against the skyline.
    • : the outline of something, as the buildings of a city, against the sky: the New York skyline.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sky·lined, sky·lin·ing.

    • : to outline against the sky.

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Examples

  • Nestled in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, the city’s skyline to the east is framed by 10,000-foot peaks.

  • In the 1960s, American architects were preoccupied with erecting iconic buildings along city skylines.

  • Juul’s June 2015 launch party was held at Jack Studios, a giant industrial loft space in Manhattan often used for fashion photo shoots, with striking views of the city skyline and the Hudson River below.

  • Filling those offices with paying tenants would be necessary to keep the new skyline from becoming a symbol of failure.

  • Artist Stephen Wiltshire is famous for his panoramic skyline views, which he draws entirely from memory.

  • Chicago retains its brilliant skyline, great cultural institutions, powerful political influence, and a strong business community.

  • The absence of the Twin Towers in the skyline was jarring, as was the sight of tanks and humvees posted along Park Row.

  • In the distance the fractured skyline of the city stood out like shards of glass.

  • Day and night, the downtown skyline is gorgeous to gaze at from ground level.

  • Now I was content to sit next to Dad on his bed and look out the window at the orange light bouncing off the New York skyline.

  • Only, he argued, British soldiers would stand against the skyline during a general action.

  • The last thing—against the skyline—a little column of French soldiers of the line charging back upwards towards the lost redoubt.

  • Matt studied the skyline in advance, wondering how far away the two ruffians were and what their designs could be.

  • When the last of them had passed I observed with great alarm a thinning out of the darkness along the eastern skyline.

  • Beyond rose tier on tier of hills, ending on the skyline in snow-clad mountain peaks.