palace

英 [ˈpæləs]

美 [ˈpæləs]

n.  王宫; 宫殿; 总统府; 住在王宫里的人; (尤指英国的)王室; 豪华住宅

复数：palaces　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1935 / COCA.4678

牛津词典

noun

• 王宫；宫殿；总统府
  the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.
  1. Buckingham Palace
     白金汉宫
  2. the royal/presidential palace
     王宫；总统府
• 住在王宫里的人；（尤指英国的）王室
  the people who live in a palace , especially the British royal family
  1. The Palace last night refused to comment on the reports.
     昨晚王室拒绝对报道作出评论。
  2. a Palace spokesman
     王室发言人
• 豪华住宅；宫殿
  any large impressive house
  1. The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques.
     旧城区汇集了许多教堂、大宅院和清真寺。
• 大的公共建筑（如旅馆、影剧院）
  a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema/movie theater
  1. the Strand Palace Hotel
     滨河王宫饭店

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 宫殿；王宫；皇宫
  Apalaceis a very large impressive house, especially one which is the official home of a king, queen, or president.
  1. ...Buckingham Palace...
     白金汉宫
  2. They entered the palace courtyard.
     他们进入了宫殿庭院。
• N-SING 王室
  When the members of a royal palace make an announcement through an official spokesperson, they can be referred to asthe Palace.
  1. The Palace will not comment on questions about the family's private life.
     王室不会就有关皇家私生活的问题发表任何评论。
• N-COUNT 豪宅；宫殿般的建筑
  You can refer to any large splendid house or other building as apalace.
  1. They'd bought a huge barn with some land and planned to turn it into a palace.
     他们买了一个带有一片土地的大谷仓，计划将其改建为一座豪宅。

英英释义

noun

• official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
• a large and stately mansion
  Synonym:castle
• a large ornate exhibition hall
• the governing group of a kingdom
  1. the palace issued an order binding on all subjects

双语例句

• The cruel king wore human-skin robes and adorned his palace walls with enemy's bleached skulls.
  这个残酷的国王穿着用人皮制成的大袍，宫殿的墙壁上装饰着经过漂白的敌人的骷髅。
• Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties.
  军队在皇宫附近向示威人群开枪，造成大量伤亡。
• Mist shrouded the outline of Buckingham Palace.
  雾霭蒙蒙，白金汉宫若隐若现。
• The Palace glittered with lights.
  宫殿灯光璀璨。
• The palace, which was damaged by bombs in World War II, still stood
  二战中遭到轰炸的那座宫殿依然矗立着。
• This palace is grand.
  这座宫殿很宏大。
• They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular
  他们没有对参观宫殿的人数进行统计，不过这地方很受欢迎。
• The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
  伯尔尼的女士们喜欢去联邦宫殿用茶点。
• The palace is a complete hotch-potch of architectural styles.
  这座宫殿完全是各种建筑风格的大杂烩。
• When built, the palace and its grounds were more extensive than the city itself.
  建成时，宫殿及其庭园比城市本身面积还要大。