skyscraper
gb/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/ us/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
B1
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
entity
1
very tall city building
a very tall building with many floors
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [skyscraper]; [skyscraper] in [place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Often misspelled as two words ("sky scraper"); the plural is "skyscrapers."
Từ đồng nghĩa
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.)
Từ trái nghĩa
low-rise (A building with only a few floors.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
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
Chủ đề
architecture
|cities
|buildings
|real_estate
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- That skyscraper is very tall.
- There are many skyscrapers in this city.
Danh từ
B2
entity
2
something extremely tall
a very tall pile or shape (used like a comparison)
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [skyscraper] of [things]
Lỗi thường gặp:
This figurative use is informal in tone and usually needs context; it is not a separate literal object type.
Từ đồng nghĩa
tower (Common figurative substitute, especially for piles or stacks.)
Từ trái nghĩa
small pile (Emphasizes a low or short stack instead of a tall one.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a skyscraper of paperwork
|a skyscraper of boxes
|a skyscraper of pancakes
|a skyscraper of books
Chủ đề
everyday_life
|language
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I have a skyscraper of papers to read.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
skyscraper
IPA
GB/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
US/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
sky - scraper (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (sky)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: skyscraper
- Plural: skyscrapers
Cách diễn đạt
skyscraper ad
1/skˈaɪskɹˌeɪpɚ ˈæd/
fixed phrase
business
tall vertical web advertisement
a tall, thin ad on a webpage
Ví dụ
- 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
Ví dụ
- 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
Ví dụ
- 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.