spire

🇬🇧 UK/spaiә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A tall, tapering pointed structure on top of a building, especially a church tower

(教堂等建筑的)尖塔,尖顶

v.

To grow upward into a point; to sprout or shoot up

向上生长;耸立

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
spireother
=spire

Common Collocations

  • 1.church spire教堂尖塔
  • 2.cathedral spire大教堂尖顶
  • 3.Gothic spire哥特式尖塔
  • 4.[soaring spire]高耸的尖塔

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The church spire rose majestically above the rooftops of the old town.

  • 2.

    Lightning struck the spire during the storm, causing minor damage.

  • 3.

    From the hilltop, we could see the cathedral spire glinting in the sunlight.

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