skyline

['skailain]

n.地平线, 以天空为背景的轮廓

例句与用法:

Everything happened at once. The view of the skyline is at once awesome, grand, and disappointing.

所有的事都一起发生了。天边立刻呈现出令人敬畏的、壮丽的和令人沮丧的景色

The prince vituperated against the developers for ruining London's skyline.

王子斥责土地开发商破坏了伦敦市建筑物映在空中的轮廓线之美。

The Empire State Building is a famous landmark on the New York skyline.

帝国大厦是纽约高楼大厦中著名的地面标志物。

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 地平线, 天际

We saw a figure silhouetted against the skyline.

我们看到一个人影凸现在地平线上。

2. (建筑物等在天空映衬下的)空中轮廓线

The tall buildings of Hong Kong make a magnificent skyline.

香港的高大建筑群映在天空上, 颇为壮观。

3. (林场的)架空索