Masonry
['meɪs(ə)nrɪ] or ['mesənri]
解释:
(noun.) the craft of a mason.
(noun.) structure built of stone or brick by a mason.
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解释:
(n.) The art or occupation of a mason.
(n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.
(n.) That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.
(n.) The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
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例句:
- The house of Lazarus is a three-story edifice, of stone masonry, but the accumulated rubbish of ages has buried all of it but the upper story. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- There are over 50,000 tons of steel in the superstructure, and about 140,000 cubic yards of masonry and concrete in the foundation piers. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The outer masonry walls are built around the skeleton frame, as seen in Fig. 236, and the details of connections for the floor members appear in Fig. 237. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- It is erected on a solid masonry pillar 14 by 7 feet at the base, which carries on its top, on trunnions, an oak beam 20 feet long and 12 by 14 inches thick. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Outside was a considerable yard full of monumental masonry. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Lighthouses are also distinguished from those of preceding centuries by the substitution of iron and cast steel for masonry. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Then with his lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built firmly into the massive masonry. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Only one other masonry arch has ever been built which equalled this in size. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The tube was raised by successive lifts of 6 feet each, and, as it was lifted, the space was built in with masonry for its ultimate bearing. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- It is a thousand feet long and two hundred wide, all of the most symmetrical, and at the same time the most ponderous masonry. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- The bullet striking the wooden casing of the window exploded, blowing a hole completely through the wood and masonry. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Cabin John (Washington Aqueduct) Bridge finished (longest masonry span in the world). Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Three balanced cantilevers are employed, poised on four gigantic steel tube legs supported on four huge masonry piers. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- This rests on a masonry foundation, which forms the tomb of James Lick, its founder. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The condenser stood in a large cold-water cistern, and the weight of the masonry and the cistern greatly detracted from the boat’s buoyancy. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
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