alcove
英 [ˈælkəʊv]
美 [ˈælkoʊv]
n. 壁凹，凹室，壁龛(房内墙壁凹进空间)
复数：alcoves
Collins.1 / BNC.16393 / COCA.13738
牛津词典
noun
- 壁凹，凹室，壁龛（房内墙壁凹进空间）
an area in a room that is formed by part of a wall being built farther back than the rest of the wall- The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
书架正好放得进壁凹。
- The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 凹室；壁龛
Analcoveis a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.- In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.
火炉两边的凹室里是书架。
- In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.
英英释义
noun
- a small recess opening off a larger room
双语例句
- He left the alcove in despair.
他绝望地离开了数学部。 - There was still another chair in the detached alcove, but the straw was half gone from it, and it had but three legs, so that it was of service only when propped against the wall.
在那小暖房里，的确还有一张椅子，但是椅上的麦秸已经脱了一半，并且只有三只脚，只是靠在墙上才能用。 - My mother took pity and gave me a dry alcove for my growing collection.
我母亲很为我可惜，给了我一个壁龛，供我存放不断增多的收藏品。 - On your left there will be a small alcove past a bird walking around.
在您的左边会有一个小壁龛过去一走动鸟。 - Then he went to the table in the alcove, sat down, and took the diary out of the drawer.
然后到壁龛前的桌边坐下来，从抽屉里拿出日记。 - I led him to an alcove next to the bar, where he lay on the cold cement and closed his eyes.
我带它到酒吧旁一处凹进去的地方。它躺在冰凉的水泥地上，闭上了眼。 - I have shown it around and have never told people what is in the upstairs alcove, they have always found it themselves.
我已经表明它周围，还从来没告诉人们什么是在楼上的壁龛，他们一直认为自己。 - Dooku couldn't quite see the other droid around the edge of the alcove.
杜库从壁龛的角上看不太清楚另一个机器人。 - Set into an alcove under the side deck is a tiny wash basin.
舷边甲板下面的一个凹处放了一个小小的洗脸盆。 - Arthur went into the alcove and knelt down before the crucifix, trying to compose his mind to the proper attitude for prayer and meditation.
亚瑟走进壁龛，在十字架前跪了下来。他试图静下心来，抱着祈祷和默念的正确态度。