skyscraper

🇬🇧 UK/'skaiskreipә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An extremely tall building with many floors.

摩天大楼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
skystem
+
scrapstem
+
erone who does, agent
=skyscraper

Common Collocations

  • 1.glass skyscraper玻璃幕墙摩天楼
  • 2.towering skyscraper高耸的摩天大楼
  • 3.build a skyscraper建造摩天大楼
  • 4.skyscraper skyline摩天楼天际线

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new skyscraper dominates the city skyline and can be seen from miles away.

  • 2.

    Engineers faced enormous challenges when constructing the 100-story skyscraper.

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