1. 金庫;保險庫 A vault is a secure room where money and other valuable things can be kept safely.
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e.g. Most of the money was in storage in bank vaults... 大部分錢(qián)都存放在銀行的保險庫里。 e.g. The gold recovered so far is being held in a vault at a secret location. 到目前為止,找回來(lái)的金子都保存在一個(gè)秘密地點(diǎn)的金庫中。
2. (通常指安葬同一家族死者的)教堂地下室,墓穴,墓室 A vault is a room underneath a church or in a cemetery where people are buried, usually the members of a single family.
e.g. He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault. 他指示馬蒂爾達的遺體必須葬在家族墓穴里。
3. 拱頂;穹窿 A vault is an arched roof or ceiling.
vault的近義詞
e.g. ...the vault of a great cathedral. 一座大教堂的拱頂
4. (尤指用手支撐)跳躍,跳過(guò) If you vault something or vault over it, you jump quickly onto or over it, especially by putting a hand on top of it to help you balance while you jump.
e.g. He could easily vault the wall... 他可以輕松地翻過(guò)墻去。 e.g. Ned vaulted over a fallen tree... 內德跳過(guò)一棵倒下的樹(shù)。
vault英英釋義
noun
1. the act of jumping over an obstacle
Synonym: hurdle
2. an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
3. a burial chamber (usually underground)
Synonym: burial vault
4. a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables