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

You should see an alcove with the trophy.
你应该能看到一个有一个奖杯的壁龛。
Arthur went into the alcove and knelt down before the crucifix, trying to compose his mind to the proper attitude for prayer and meditation.
亚瑟走进壁龛，在十字架前跪了下来。他试图静下心来，抱着祈祷和默念的正确态度。
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。
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 bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
书架正好放得进壁凹。
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。
There was still another chair in the detached alcove, but the straw was half gone from it, and it had but three legs, so that it was of service only when propped against the wall.
在那小暖房里，的确还有一张椅子，但是椅上的麦秸已经脱了一半，并且只有三只脚，只是靠在墙上才能用。
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。
In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.
火炉两边的凹室里是书架。
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。