雅思詞匯解析（83）| 建筑

1. eyesore /'a?s??/

n. 礙眼的東西如建筑物等

e.g. That new multi-story carpark is a real eyesore.

e.g. The abandoned factory in the center of town has become an eyesore, attracting graffiti and litter.

補(bǔ)充：multi-story adj. 多層的

litter 垃圾

graffiti在公共場所的涂畫，涂鴉

近義補(bǔ)充：

a blot on the landscape 破壞整體美的事物；煞風(fēng)景的事物

e.g. That power station is rather a blot on the landscape.

2. balcony /'bælk?n?/

n. 陽臺

e.g. I enjoy sitting on the balcony with a cup of tea, watching the world go by below.

雅思聽力17-4-1：But would you be able to do something about the balcony? It’s

quite small and I don’t use it much, but it could do with a wash every month or so.

補(bǔ)充：watch the world go by 看著四周的世界來來往往。

3. grubby /'gr?b?/

adj. 骯臟的；邋遢的

劍橋聽力17-4-1：I’m on the fifteenth floor, so the outside gets done regularly by specialists, but the inside does get a bit grubby.

e.g. Despite its grubby appearance, the hole-in-the-wall restaurant served delicious food.

補(bǔ)充：a hole-in-the-wall place 路邊小吃店

4. skyscraper /'ska?skre?p?/

n. 摩天大樓;摩天大廈

e.g. The skyscraper towered over the surrounding buildings.

e.g. The skyline of Shanghai is characterized by a stunning array of skyscrapers, showcasing China's rapid economic growth and urbanization.

補(bǔ)充：tower over 比…高出很多

近義補(bǔ)充：high-rises / tower blocks

e.g. My apartment is in the high rise on the corner.