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penthouse 音标拼音: [p'ɛnth,ɑʊs] n. 搭连正房的屋顶,耳房,屋檐 搭连正房的屋顶,耳房,屋檐 penthouse n 1: an apartment located on the top floors of a building Penthouse \Pent"house`\, n. [A corruption of pentice.] A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. "The penthouse of his eyes." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Penthouse \Pent"house`\, a. Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." --Shak. "My penthouse eyebrows." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n. 1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also {penthouse}, and {to-fall}. [1913 Webster] The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all round this inner apartment. --De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the ground. [PJC] 67 Moby Thesaurus words for "penthouse":
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