skyscraper
gb/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/ us/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
B1
英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
very tall city building
a very tall building with many floors
用法パターン：
a [skyscraper]; [skyscraper] in [place]
よくある間違い：
Often misspelled as two words ("sky scraper"); the plural is "skyscrapers."
類義語
high-rise (More general; can be tall but not necessarily extremely tall.)
|
tower (Broader; can be any tall building or structure, not just a modern city building.)
対義語
low-rise (A building with only a few floors.)
コロケーション
build a skyscraper
|a glass-and-steel skyscraper
|a downtown skyscraper
|the tallest skyscraper
|a skyscraper skyline
|a skyscraper district
|skyscraper construction
|a cluster of skyscrapers
|office skyscrapers
|residential skyscrapers
テーマ
architecture
|cities
|buildings
|real_estate
例文
- From the bridge, you can see a line of skyscrapers along the river.
- They plan to replace the old warehouse with a new skyscraper.
- The skyscraper’s top floors were hidden in the clouds.
学習者向け例文
- That skyscraper is very tall.
- There are many skyscrapers in this city.
名詞
B2
entity
2
something extremely tall
a very tall pile or shape (used like a comparison)
用法パターン：
a [skyscraper] of [things]
よくある間違い：
This figurative use is informal in tone and usually needs context; it is not a separate literal object type.
類義語
tower (Common figurative substitute, especially for piles or stacks.)
対義語
small pile (Emphasizes a low or short stack instead of a tall one.)
コロケーション
a skyscraper of paperwork
|a skyscraper of boxes
|a skyscraper of pancakes
|a skyscraper of books
テーマ
everyday_life
|language
例文
- By Friday afternoon, there was a skyscraper of paperwork on his desk.
- The kids built a skyscraper of blocks that almost reached the table.
- She ordered a dessert with a skyscraper of whipped cream on top.
学習者向け例文
- I have a skyscraper of papers to read.
文法
辞書形
skyscraper
IPA
GB/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
US/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
音節・強勢
sky - scraper （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (sky)
活用形
Noun
- Base: skyscraper
- Plural: skyscrapers
表現
skyscraper ad
1/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ ˈæd/
fixed phrase
business
tall vertical web advertisement
a tall, thin ad on a webpage
例文
- They bought a skyscraper ad on the news site’s homepage.
- The designer created three versions of the skyscraper ad for A/B testing.
- Skyscraper ads often appear in the right-hand column.
skyscraper heels
1/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ hˈilz/
fixed phrase
very high-heeled shoes
shoes with very high heels
例文
- She wore skyscraper heels to the party and regretted it by midnight.
- Skyscraper heels can change your posture and the way you walk.
- He bought her a pair of skyscraper heels for the event.
skyscraper sandwich
1/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ sˈændwɪt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
very tall stacked sandwich
a very tall sandwich with many layers
例文
- The café is known for its skyscraper sandwich with three kinds of meat.
- I had to cut the skyscraper sandwich in half to eat it.
- They served a skyscraper sandwich stacked with vegetables and cheese.