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gables

/ˈɡeɪbəlz/

Meanings
noun

山墙，三角墙。

The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

Examples :

"The old house had charming gables that faced the street, adding to its fairytale appearance. "
那栋老房子的山墙非常迷人，正对着街道，更增添了它童话般的色彩。
architecture building property

Related Words

Illustration adjacent

adjacent noun

/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/

邻边，毗邻。

"The adjacent room to the classroom was used for storage. "

紧挨着教室的那个房间被用作储藏室。

Illustration sloped

sloped verb

/sloʊpt/ /sləʊpt/

倾斜， 倾， 坡。

"The road slopes sharply down at that point."

那条路在那一点突然向下倾斜。

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

Illustration charming

charming verb

/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/

迷住，吸引。

"He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor."

他用他当水手时那些充满冒险的故事迷住了她。

Illustration external

external noun

/əksˈtɜːnəl/ /əksˈtɝnəl/

外部，外表。

"The shop's external displays were designed to attract customers. "

这家商店的外部展示设计是为了吸引顾客。

Illustration support

support noun

/səˈpɔːt/ /səˈpɔɹt/

支持，支撐，扶持。

"The bridge's sturdy support beams prevented the structure from collapsing. "

桥梁坚固的支撑梁防止了结构倒塌。

Illustration triangular

triangular adjective

/tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/ /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/

三角形的，三角的。

"The park bench had a triangular shape, perfect for two people to sit together. "

公园里的长椅是三角形的，非常适合两个人坐在一起。

Illustration terminating

terminating verb

/ˈtɜːrmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪtɪŋ/

终止，结束 (zhong zhi, jie shu)

"to terminate a surface by a line"

用一条线来终止一个表面. (Yòng yī tiáo xiàn lái zhōngzhǐ yī gè biǎomiàn.)

Illustration pitches

pitches noun

/ˈpɪtʃɪz/

树脂，松脂

"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

我手上沾了这种松脂，很难弄掉。

Illustration fairytale

fairytale noun

/ˈfeəriteɪl/ /ˈferiteɪl/

童话故事，神话故事

"I used to love reading fairy tales when I was a child."

我小时候特别喜欢读童话故事。

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

Illustration surfaces

surfaces noun

/ˈsɜːrfəsɪz/ /ˈsɜːrfɪsɪz/

表面, 面.

"Option 1 (Focus on table): "The child drew a picture on the surfaces of the wooden table." Option 2 (Focus on liquid): "In the science experiment, bubbles formed on the surfaces of the water." "

Option 1 (Focus on table): 孩子在木桌的表面画了一幅画。 Option 2 (Focus on liquid): 在科学实验中，气泡在水面上形成了。