alcove

英 [ˈælkəʊv]

美 [ˈælkoʊv]

n.  壁凹，凹室，壁龛(房内墙壁凹进空间)

复数：alcoves　

GRE

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
  1. The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
     书架正好放得进壁凹。

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.
  1. In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.
     火炉两边的凹室里是书架。

英英释义

noun

• a small recess opening off a larger room
  Synonym:bay

双语例句

• In an upstairs alcove, a tiled fireplace with fitted seats is sunk into a wall, a homely architectural fitting, emanating kindness and love.
  楼上有一个小凉亭，里面设有一个壁炉，尺寸相宜的席位镶嵌在墙里。整个凉亭散发着关爱和仁慈的气息，给人以家的感觉。
• "I'll sit in that alcove yonder if you'll bring me some refreshments and then we can have a nice chat," she told Frank as the other three men moved off.
  “我想到那边壁龛里坐坐，请你给拿点吃的过来，我们可以在那里好好聊聊。”等那三个人一走开她便对弗兰克这样说。
• When going through the door, look up and right and you'll see an alcove.
  进门之后向右上方看，你将找到一个壁龛。
• 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。
• The alcove held a couch.
  这凹进去的地方有一张长沙发。
• 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。
• It not only have the Attic of Parisian type with the spacious hall, and open-air wait-and-see alcove, but also have bougie light, country music with Western-style food.
  它不仅有宽敞的大厅，巴黎式的楼阁，以及露天观景台。还有柔美的灯光，乡村音乐和西餐小吃。
• But today, for Lunch with the FT, Summers 'aides have persuaded him to walk down the stairs to the Ward Room, a windowless alcove near the White House mess.
  但今天，为与英国《金融时报》（FT）共进午餐，萨默斯的助手说服他来到楼下的用餐室&白宫厨房附近一间没有窗户的小屋。
• To one side of it there was a shallow alcove in which Winston was now sitting, and which, when the flats were built, had probably been intended to hold bookshelves.
  在电幕的一侧，有个浅浅的壁龛，建公寓那会儿大约打算放书架，温斯顿现在就坐在这里边。
• "Madame magloire," said the bishop," you will put white sheets on the bed in the alcove."
  “马格洛大娘，”主教说，“您在壁厢里的床上铺上一条白床单。”