edifice

noun

1. 大厦；宏伟建筑
   a large impressive building
   1. an imposing edifice
      一座宏伟的建筑
   2. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
      他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
   3. an edifice of lies
      谎话连篇

1. N-COUNT 大厦;雄伟的建筑物
   An edifice is a large and impressive building.
   1. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
      美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
2. N-COUNT （信仰或传统制度的）体系，结构
   You can describe a system of beliefs or a traditional institution as an edifice .
   1. ...an edifice of British constitutional tradition.
      英国传统的宪政制度

1. The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
   美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
2. Once one country goes, the whole edifice wobbles.
   一个国家离开后，整个大厦都会遭到动摇。
3. Perhaps one will uncover the first tiny flaw in this awesome mathematical edifice.
   也许会有人发现这座非凡数学大厦的第一个微小缺陷。
4. It really is an ancient edifice, too& it's been here for seven years.
   它确实也是个“古老”的建筑&已经有七年之久了。
5. A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday.
   成功的婚姻是一座天天都要重建的大厦。
6. Temple: Edifice constructed for the worship of a deity. Features commonly include a sanctuary and an altar.
   庙宇：为崇拜神而建的大建筑。一般包括一个避难所和祭坛。
7. So, what do you think a magnificent edifice like this is worth?
   那么，你觉得象这样华丽的建筑价值是多少？
8. Even if every one of his doctrines were mistaken, the Summa would remain an imposing intellectual edifice.
   即使他的每一个学说都是错误的，《辑要》这书仍将不失为知识上的一座宏伟的大厦。
9. Nor was Windsor Castle the only grand British edifice to host green faith events recently.
   温莎古堡并不是近期英国唯一举办环保活动的宏伟建筑。
10. This edifice is not a type.
    整座建筑算不上是一种典型。
11. He surveyed the edifice from the outside and admired greatly.
    他从外边打量着大厦，对它赞美备至。
12. There is no place for any loose stone in God's edifice.
    在上帝的建筑里中，没有一块松动的石头。
13. Take it away and the edifice crumbles.
    没有了竞争，整个大厦都会坍塌。
14. Without the Higgs, the maths which holds this edifice together would disintegrate.
    没有希格斯玻色子，这套支撑粒子物理学大厦的数学分析就会分崩离析。
15. In this edifice it was determined I should lodge.
    他们决定我就住在古庙这所大建筑物里。
16. There was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice.
    在转角处有一座三层楼的建筑；这真是一所令人难忘的大厦。
17. His theory of justice was elaborate and forms a cornerstone of his philosophical edifice.
    他详尽阐述的正义理论形成了其哲学体系的基石。
18. A grand foundation stone laying ceremony for Asian Packaging Center Edifice was held yesterday.
    亚包大厦奠基仪式昨在钱江新城隆重举行。
19. The whole edifice of his hopes was destroyed.
    他心中的希望整个都毁了。
20. The church of Notre-Dame de Paris is still no doubt, a majestic and sublime edifice.
    毫无疑问，巴黎圣母院至今仍然是雄伟壮丽的建筑。
21. On Jul. 9th, 2004: Peking University subscribed an agreement on cooperation with Zhengzhou University at Henan edifice.
    7月9日，北京大学和郑州大学在河南大厦签订了合作办学协议。
22. There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
    该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物。
23. And finally, the whole edifice would collapse if France was downgraded.
    最后一个问题，如果法国的信用评级遭到下调，整个安排都将土崩瓦解。
24. Observations that provided the foundation for the edifice of evolutionary theory.
    观察为进化论的理论大厦打下了基础。
25. Cracks are already visible in the edifice of European unity witness the strain on the Schengen visa-free travel scheme.
    欧洲统一的大厦已出现了裂痕申根免签证过境计划的收紧就说明了问题。
26. So first find the main characteristic upon which your whole ego edifice rests.
    所以首先找到在你整个自我体系架构中最主要的点。
27. We go into the edifice. I saw so many gift on the stage.
    我们进入大厦。我看到好多好多的礼物放在台上。
28. These developments threatened the whole edifice of government.
    这些新情况威胁到了政府的整个宏图大业。
29. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 was the final step in the construction of the European edifice.
    1992年的《马斯特里赫特条约》（maastrichttreaty），是这座欧洲大厦建造过程中的最后一步。
30. The whole intellectual edifice, however, collapsed in the summer of last year.
    然而，在去年夏天，我的整个理论体系崩溃了。

noun

1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   1. there was a three-story building on the corner
   2. it was an imposing edifice

   Synonym:    building