dome

dome
noun
  1. a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure, typically with a circular base
    穹顶，圆屋顶
    the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
    圣保罗大教堂的穹顶。
    ■the revolving openable hemispherical roof of an observatory
    （天文台的可打开和旋转的）半球状屋顶
    ■[in names](N. Amer.)a sports stadium with a domed roof
    (北美)有穹顶的体育馆
  2. a thing shaped like such a roof, in particular
    穹状物，尤指
    ■the rounded summit of a hill or mountain
    山的圆顶
    the great dome of Mont Blanc.
    布朗峰的大圆顶。
    ■a natural vault or canopy, such as that of the sky or trees
    （天空或树等天然形成的）苍穹；林冠
    the dome of the sky.
    天幕穹顶。
    ■(Geology)a rounded uplifted landform or underground structure
    (地质)穹地，圆丘，穹丘
    ■(informal)the top of the head
    (非正式)头顶
    her Mohican projected from her shaved dome.
    她的莫希干发型从她剃光的头顶突出来。
  3. (poetic/literary)a stately building
    (诗/文)雄伟的建筑物
verb
  1. [no obj.][often as noun doming](of stratified rock or a surface) become rounded in formation; swell
    （分层的岩石或表面）变圆；膨胀
派生
dome-like
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (in sense 3): from French dôme, from Italian duomo 'cathedral, dome', from Latin domus; 'house'. Sense 3 derives directly from Latin domus
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