spiring
/spahyuhr/US // spaɪər //UK // (spaɪə) //
刺激性,刺激,刺激性的,刺激作用
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n.名词 noun
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- : a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- : a similar construction forming the upper part of a steeple.
- : a tapering, pointed part of something; a tall, sharp-pointed summit, peak, or the like: the distant spires of the mountains.
- : the highest point or summit of something: the spire of a hill; the spire of one's profession.
- : a sprout or shoot of a plant, as an acrospire of grain or a blade or spear of grass.
v.无主动词 verb
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spired, spir·ing.
- : to shoot or rise into spirelike form; rise or extend to a height in the manner of a spire.
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Examples
"Very unlike your noble and awe-spiring mitre, Lion of Egypt," answered Ombos.
Then turning, fired with her favour, he let his shrill voice go spiring to heaven in her praise.
The tall clean shaft could not arrest those spiring movements, and the Serpent steadily ascended until he gained the fork.
Here and there a monolith of stone stood up out from the main cliff, spiring for a hundred feet or more.
The tendency is to slender, spiring tops, while they are narrower below.
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