glasshouse
/glas-hous, glahs-/US // ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs- //UK // (ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) //
玻璃屋,玻璃房,玻璃温室,冰室
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural glass·hous·es [glas-hou-ziz, glahs-]. /ˈglæsˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈglɑs-/.
- : a glassworks.
- : Chiefly British. a green-house.
- : British Informal. a military prison.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as ingreenhouse
Examples
When the glasshouse site was excavated in 1948 only small fragments and drippings—dark green in color—were found.
On the way thither an old-fashioned yew hedge may be seen round about a vast glasshouse.
Daisy said it was a place in Glasshouse Street for which she had no very great affection.
All the glasshouse was spanned and arched over with one beautiful vine.
A long-established legend that beads were manufactured at the Jamestown glasshouse is without archeological evidence.
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