vault

US [vɔlt]
UK [vɔːlt]
  • n.拱顶;保险库;穹顶;穹隆
  • v.腾跃
  • Web跳马;金库;地窖
Simple Present:vaults  Present Participle:vaulting  Past Tense:vaulted  
Vault
n.
1.
(尤指银行的)金库,保险库a room with thick walls and a strong door, especially in a bank, used for keeping valuable things safe
2.
(教堂的)地下墓室;(坟地的)墓穴a room under a church or in a cemetery , used for burying people
3.
穹顶;拱顶;穹隆a roof or ceiling in the form of an arch or a series of arches
4.
撑物跳高;撑杆跳a jump made by vaulting
v.
— see also
pole vault
1.
[i][t]
(用手支撑或撑杆)跳跃,腾跃to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you
She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path.
她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
to vault a fence
跃过篱笆墙

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