pyramid

英 [ˈpɪrəmɪd]

美 [ˈpɪrəmɪd]

n.  (古埃及的)金字塔; 锥体; 棱锥体; 金字塔形的物体(或一堆东西)

复数：pyramids　现在分词：pyramiding　过去式：pyramided　第三人称单数：pyramids　过去分词：pyramided　

高考考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7071 / COCA.6129

牛津词典

noun

• （古埃及的）金字塔
  a large building with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top. The ancient Egyptians built stone pyramids as places to bury their kings and queens.
• 锥体；棱锥体
  a solid shape with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top
• 金字塔形的物体（或一堆东西）
  an object or a pile of things that has the shape of a pyramid
  1. a pyramid of cans in a shop window
     商店橱窗中摆成金字塔形的罐头
• 金字塔式的组织（或系统）
  an organization or a system in which there are fewer people at each level as you get near the top
  1. a management pyramid
     金字塔式管理系统

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 金字塔
  Pyramidsare ancient stone buildings with four triangular sloping sides. The most famous pyramids are those built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens.
  1. We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.
     我们出发去看金字塔和狮身人面像。
• N-COUNT 角锥体；棱锥体
  Apyramidis a shape, object, or pile of things with a flat base and sloping triangular sides that meet at a point.
  1. On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits.
     在他面前的盘子上有一摞摆成金字塔形状的白色薄饼。
• N-COUNT 金字塔式结构（或组织、体系）
  You can describe something as apyramidwhen it is organized so that there are fewer people at each level as you go towards the top.
  1. Traditionally, the Brahmins, or the priestly class, are set at the top of the social pyramid.
     传统上，婆罗门，或称僧侣阶级，处于社会金字塔的顶端。

英英释义

noun

• (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
• a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

verb

• increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
• arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
• use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
• enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

双语例句

• They built a pyramid of leaves and twigs.
  他们用树叶和枝条堆成一个角锥体。
• A cube and a pyramid are both solids.
  立方形和棱锥都是立方体。
• This is Mallat's pyramid algorithm for multiresolution, connecting wavelets to filter banks.
  这是Mallat的多解析度金字塔演算法，把小波和滤波器库相联系。
• The pyramid at the Louvre, though, is just the tip.
  不过，卢浮宫金字塔只露出了尖端。
• The pyramid and the bald eagle are both parts of the Great Seal.
  金字塔和***是国玺的两面。
• A novel face hallucination algorithm based on multi-resolution pyramid structure was proposed.
  研究了基于多分辨率塔式结构的幻觉脸算法。
• But for some Japanese companies the inverting of the traditional ageing pyramid provides commercial opportunities.
  然而，对一些日本公司而言，传统老龄化金字塔结构的这一倒转提供了商机。
• Global financial markets look suspiciously like a pyramid game in this bull market.
  全球金融市场在这次牛市中看起来是玩了一个叠罗汉的游戏。
• Look! I made a pyramid with my name cards.
  你看、我用名片做了个金字塔。
• A pyramid provides a useful conceptual model for organizing scientific knowledge.
  金字塔给科学知识的组织提供了一个有用的概念性模型。