Monumental Gate Ruins At Sunrise, Palmyra, Syria

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Monumental : [.mɔnju'mentl] adj. 纪念碑的,做为纪念的,不朽的
例句与用法:
1. A monumental gateway in the form of a pair of truncated pyramids serving as the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple.
　 两旁有塔形建筑的门道以一对平头金字塔形式出现的纪念性的通口，用来作通往古埃及庙宇的入口
2. The structure surrounding such an opening, such as the monumental or fortified entrance to a palace or walled city.
　 城门一种构造，围绕着上述的出口或入口，比如一个山区或一设防的出口通向一宫殿或一有城墙的城市
3. Estonian-born American architect whose bold, monumental designs include the Yale University Art Gallery(1954).
　 卡恩，路易斯·伊莎多尔1901－1974爱沙尼亚裔美国建筑师，他的富于想象力的、不朽的设计，包括耶鲁大学的艺术馆（1954年）
4. I have a monumental brass medal.
　 我有一枚有纪念意义的铜牌。
词形变化:副词:monumentally 名词:monumentality

Gate : [geit] n. 大门
例句与用法:
1. I reached the gate that opened onto the lake.
　 我走到临湖而开的那扇门前。
2. There are soldiers on guard at the gate.
　 大门口有士兵在守卫。
3. The gate is too narrow for a car.
　 大门太窄，汽车进不去。
4. The straits of Gibraltar are the gate of the Mediterranean.
　 直布罗陀海峡是通向地中海的必经之路。
词形变化:动词过去式:gated 过去分词:gated 现在分词:gating 第三人称单数:gates

Ruin : [ruin; 'ru:in] n. (pl.)废墟,毁灭v. 毁坏,破坏vi. (使)破产,毁灭vt. 毁坏,毁灭
例句与用法:
1. He ruined his prospects by carelessness.
　 他因疏忽大意而断送了前途。
2. His rashness led ultimately to his ruin.
　 他的急燥卤莽最终导致了他的毁灭。
3. The rain ruined my painting.
　 这场雨把我的画给毁了。
4. The castle now lies in ruins.
　 那城堡现在已成了一片废墟了。
词形变化:名词:ruiner 动词过去式:ruined 过去分词:ruined 现在分词:ruining 第三人称单数:ruins 形容词:ruinable

Sunrise : ['sʌnraiz] n. 日出
例句与用法:
1. Sunrise -- and the farm comes to life again.
　 太阳一升起, 农场就又活.
2. The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily.
　 市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。
3. The sunrise seen from high in the mountains was a tremendous spectacle.
　 从山上居高远望, 日出景象蔚为奇观.
4. The beauty of the sunrise is beyond description.
　 日出的美景难以描述。

Palmyra : [pæl'maiərə] n. [植] 扇叶树头榈(亦作 palmyra palm,palmyra tree)

Syria : ['siriə] n. 叙利亚[亚洲]
例句与用法:
1. In the Old Testament, an ancient country of southwest Asia, roughly coextensive with present-day Syria.
　 阿拉姆旧约全书中亚洲西南部一古国，基本与今叙利亚共存
2. A unit of currency in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria.
　 皮阿斯特埃及、黎巴嫩、苏丹和叙利亚的一种货币单位
3. And in the European press, Mr. Reagan was frequently portrayed as fixated on Colonel Qaddafi, turning a blind eye, for example, to Syria, which is also said to have chemical weapons and has also been tied to terrorism.
　 欧洲新闻界常把里根先生描绘成钉住卡扎菲上校不放，譬如说对叙利亚则睁一眼闭一眼。据说叙国也有化学武器，并与恐怖活动有关。
4. An ancient region of southwest Palestine. Strategically located on a trade route from Egypt to Syria, the cities of the region formed a loose confederacy important in biblical times.
　 非利士巴勒斯坦西南一古代地区，战略上位于从埃及到叙利亚的贸易路线上，在圣经时代，这个地区的城市形成了一个松散的同盟重地
词形变化:形容词:Syrian