英语词汇“pew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINpew1

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French puie, from Latin podia, plural of podium; ➔ PODIUM

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Except for the pews and the floors, almost every interior surface was covered with statues or paintings.
His hand reached for the corner of a pew, the other scrabbling at the cracks in the uneven floor.
She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.
The great audience rose, clapping and applauding, as the soldiers filed into she pews reserved for them...
The inner door stood open and through it she caught sight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews.
Then, toward the front, on the gospel side, he saw a man kneeling in a pew.
There is a row of pews on either side of the chapel to seat two in each pew.
Yes, by all means, take a pew.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► front

· With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.· Her children Peter, 15, and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service.· In the front pew the couple sat waiting to be married.· Everybody was there in the front pew.

NOUN► church

· The dining tables were tucked away in high-sided compartments like old-fashioned church pews.· Then he fell off the narrow church pew.· She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.· Although we warmed a church pew three times a week, I thought the hands were kind of silly.· And there sat Jeff Gordon, 29, somber-faced in a church pew.· There was a tall dresser, a church pew and a delicate writing table.

VERB► sit

· They sat in the family pew.· She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.· The girls from Beckingsale House sat in the pews right at the back, their clothing resembling prison uniform.· Her children Peter, 15, and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service.· He sat down in a pew next to the cupboard doors with their beautiful oak grain and old ironwork.· Then he closed the door behind him and came to sit in the same pew.· I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► take a pew

Yes, by all means, take a pew.

单词	pew
释义	pew¹ nounpew² interjection pewpew1 /pjuː/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpew1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French puie, from Latin podia, plural of podium; ➔ PODIUM Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Except for the pews and the floors, almost every interior surface was covered with statues or paintings. His hand reached for the corner of a pew, the other scrabbling at the cracks in the uneven floor. She sits in the church pew nest to you each week. The great audience rose, clapping and applauding, as the soldiers filed into she pews reserved for them... The inner door stood open and through it she caught sight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews. Then, toward the front, on the gospel side, he saw a man kneeling in a pew. There is a row of pews on either side of the chapel to seat two in each pew. Yes, by all means, take a pew. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► front · With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.· Her children Peter, 15, and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service.· In the front pew the couple sat waiting to be married.· Everybody was there in the front pew. NOUN► church · The dining tables were tucked away in high-sided compartments like old-fashioned church pews.· Then he fell off the narrow church pew.· She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.· Although we warmed a church pew three times a week, I thought the hands were kind of silly.· And there sat Jeff Gordon, 29, somber-faced in a church pew.· There was a tall dresser, a church pew and a delicate writing table. VERB► sit · They sat in the family pew.· She sits in the church pew nest to you each week.· The girls from Beckingsale House sat in the pews right at the back, their clothing resembling prison uniform.· Her children Peter, 15, and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service.· He sat down in a pew next to the cupboard doors with their beautiful oak grain and old ironwork.· Then he closed the door behind him and came to sit in the same pew.· I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► take a pew Yes, by all means, take a pew. 1a long wooden seat in a church2take a pew British English spoken used humorously to invite someone to sit down pew¹ nounpew² interjection pewpew2 interjection American English spoken Word Origin WORD ORIGINpew2 Origin: 1900-2000 pooh Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Pew! What stinks? used when something smells very bad
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