parapet 英 ['pærəpɪt] 　 美 ['pærəpɪt]

parapet

parapet　 英 ['pærəpɪt] 美 ['pærəpɪt]

n. 栏杆；扶手；矮护墙　

名词复数:parapets　

A sea of faces sought a glimpse of him, but most of the time he stayed out of sight, sipping tea behind a parapet.　海洋般的面孔在期盼着他的一顾，但大部分时间里都看不到他，他在栏杆后面喝茶。
But it's hard to reach — it's between the main castle wall & the parapet and kissers have to lie on their backs, then bend over backward, holding iron bars for support.　但要想吻到巧言石却没有那么容易——石头位于城堡主墙与栏杆之间，所以要吻石头必须仰面躺着，把身子弓起来，双手抓着铁栏杆。

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  • n. 栏杆；扶手；矮护墙

  • 1. A sea of faces sought a glimpse of him, but most of the time he stayed out of sight, sipping tea behind a parapet.

    海洋般的面孔在期盼着他的一顾，但大部分时间里都看不到他，他在栏杆后面喝茶。

  • 2. But it's hard to reach — it's between the main castle wall & the parapet and kissers have to lie on their backs, then bend over backward, holding iron bars for support.

    但要想吻到巧言石却没有那么容易——石头位于城堡主墙与栏杆之间，所以要吻石头必须仰面躺着，把身子弓起来，双手抓着铁栏杆。

  • 3. The hackney-coach rolled along the trees of the Champs-Elysees. The bust of the driver, whip in hand, could be seen moving along above the parapet.

    街车沿着爱丽舍广场的树木滚动着，人们可以在护墙上看见车夫的上半身过去了，他手里拿着马鞭。

  • parapet (n.) 1580s, from Middle French parapet "breastwork" (16c.), or directly from Italian parapetto, from para- "defense" (see para- (2)) + petto "breast," from Latin pectus (see pectoral (adj.)).
para·pet / ˈpærəpɪt ; NAmE ˈpærəpɪt / / ˈpærəpet ; NAmE ˈpærəpet / noun a low wall along the edge of a bridge, a roof, etc. to stop people from falling 防护矮墙 ◆ ( figurative) He was not prepared to put his head above the parapetand say what he really thought (= he did not want to risk doing it). 他不想冒然出头说出自己的真实想法。 parapet parapets para·pet / ˈpærəpɪt ; NAmE ˈpærəpɪt /
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