elevation

[英] [ˌeləˈveɪʃən] [美] [ˌɛləˈveʃən] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT (建筑物)立面,立面图,立视图 In architecture, an elevation is the front, back, or side of a building, or a drawing of one of these. 
  • ...the addition of two-storey wings on the north and south elevations.

    在南北向的立视图上各增加两层配楼

2. N-COUNT 海拔 The elevation of a place is its height above sea level. 
  • We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.

    我们可能在大约海拔13,000英尺的高度。

3. N-COUNT 高地;高处 An elevation is a piece of ground that is higher than the area around it. 
4. See also: elevate;  
Noun

1. the event of something being raised upward;

  • "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
  • "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

2. the highest level or degree attainable;

  • "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
  • "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
  • "at the height of her career"
  • "the peak of perfection"
  • "summer was at its peak"
  • "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
  • "the summit of his ambition"
  • "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
  • "at the top of his profession"

3. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

4. a raised or elevated geological formation

5. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level);

  • "there was snow at the higher elevations"

6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump;

  • "a dancer of exceptional elevation"

7. drawing of an exterior of a structure

8. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something;

  • "the aggrandizement of the king"
  • "his elevation to cardinal"

体育

  • 1.高低调整

公路科技

<名>
  • 1.高程

医学

  • 1.①隆凸:隆起的区或点;②上升,挺起

林学

<名>
  • 1.立面图

电力

<名>
  • 1.标高

自动化

<名>
  • 1.仰角

航天

<名>
  • 1.仰角

航海科技

<名>
  • 1.高程

计算机

  • 1.高度,升级;正[立]视图;【微软】仰角
  • 2.电子资料处理,高升,正视图,立视图
1. The house is at an elevation of 2, 000 metres.
那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。

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