steeple

• n. 尖塔；尖顶
• vt. 把…建成尖塔

来自古英语 stepel,高塔，词源同 steep,高耸的，-el,小词后缀。引申词义教堂的尖塔。

steeple (n.)

Old English stepel (Mercian), stiepel (West Saxon) "high tower," related to steap "high, lofty," from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (see steep (adj.)). Also the name of a lofty style of women's head-dress from the 14th century. Steeple-house (1640s) was the old Quaker way of referring to "a church edifice," to avoid in that sense using church, which had with them a more restricted meaning.

1. The steeple soars skyward.

尖顶高高耸立。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I checked my watch against the steeple clock.

我根据教堂尖塔的大钟对了表.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A steeple tops the church.

教堂的顶端是一个尖型结构.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Soldiers using a multiple rocket launcher scored a direct hit on the steeple of a church.

士兵们使用多管火箭筒直接击中一所教堂的尖塔。

来自柯林斯例句

5. At twenty - five he won a three - mile steeple - chase against the most rugged competitor.

在 二十五 岁的时候,他在三哩 越野 比赛中战胜了最强壮的竞争对手.

来自辞典例句