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

A gable is the triangular part of a house's exterior wall that supports a pointed or peaked roof. Gothic-style houses are well known for their many gables. Now that you know this word, you can picture Nathaniel Hawthorne's "House of the Seven Gables."

Houses and buildings with pitched roofs have front-facing or side-facing gables — or often, both. The shape and structure of these pointed gables help support a house's roof and give the building a particular architectural style. Gable, originally an Old French word meaning "facade or front," from the Old Norse gafl "gable-end, or gable."

WORD FAMILY

gable: gables

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Right there, that it sets it apart,” says the architect, who adds that he often punches out gable windows from those steep pitched, metal roofs.

Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016)

The east end of the pavilion, the part showing here with five gables, hosted a variety of events, most involving dance.

Seattle Times(Oct 13, 2016)

It is often out of scale with its small lot and out of proportion with itself: inconsistent window sizes, dormers, and gables of contrasting style.

Slate(Oct 03, 2016)

n the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of a gable roof

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

gable end, gable wall

bell gable

an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote

corbie gable

(architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps

pediment

a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof

wall

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

WORD FAMILY

Gable: Gables

USAGE EXAMPLES

Miami recruits internationally, and one of the things in the Hurricanes’ favor is that students from around the world already flock to Coral Gables.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

Her friend June Gable said the actress died from complications after a fall she sustained two months ago.

BBC(Dec 05, 2016)

With a fact sheet reading like an episode of Law & Order: SVU, the so-called “Tinder trial” of Gable Tostee fascinated the media and the public.

The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016)

n United States film actor (1901-1960)

Syn|Exp

Clark Gable, William Clark Gable

actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian

a theatrical performer

单词	gable
释义	gable (once / 2883 pages) n A gable is the triangular part of a house's exterior wall that supports a pointed or peaked roof. Gothic-style houses are well known for their many gables. Now that you know this word, you can picture Nathaniel Hawthorne's "House of the Seven Gables." Houses and buildings with pitched roofs have front-facing or side-facing gables — or often, both. The shape and structure of these pointed gables help support a house's roof and give the building a particular architectural style. Gable, originally an Old French word meaning "facade or front," from the Old Norse gafl "gable-end, or gable." WORD FAMILY gable: gables USAGE EXAMPLES “Right there, that it sets it apart,” says the architect, who adds that he often punches out gable windows from those steep pitched, metal roofs. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) The east end of the pavilion, the part showing here with five gables, hosted a variety of events, most involving dance. Seattle Times(Oct 13, 2016) It is often out of scale with its small lot and out of proportion with itself: inconsistent window sizes, dormers, and gables of contrasting style. Slate(Oct 03, 2016) n the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of a gable roof Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper gable end, gable wall bell gable an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote corbie gable (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps pediment a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure Gable (once / 12185 pages) n WORD FAMILY Gable: Gables USAGE EXAMPLES Miami recruits internationally, and one of the things in the Hurricanes’ favor is that students from around the world already flock to Coral Gables. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Her friend June Gable said the actress died from complications after a fall she sustained two months ago. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) With a fact sheet reading like an episode of Law & Order: SVU, the so-called “Tinder trial” of Gable Tostee fascinated the media and the public. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) n United States film actor (1901-1960) Syn\|Exp Clark Gable, William Clark Gable actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian a theatrical performer
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