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dais

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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da·is /ˈdeɪəs, deɪs/ noun [singular]  TBa low stage in a room that you stand on when you are making a speech or performing, so that people can see and hear you 讲台
Examples from the Corpus
daisHollins will be keeping his eye on Councilman Keith Beier, his ideological nemesis and verbal sparring partner on the council dais.Think how slowly the agricultural world faded from dominance in dais country.Liessa and the Loremaster were waiting on a raised dais at one end of the meadow.Some staff members must have been wondering if they should install ropes around the dais and call in boxing promoter Don King.In the square the torches began to go out, until there were only one or two left near the dais.I took my place in the refectory at a separate table near the dais and watched the lady prioress sweep in.A few of his followers had joined him on the dais.On the dais all the boys were congratulating themselves.
Origin dais (1200-1300) Old French Latin discus dish
da·is nounChineseSyllable
room you stand that stage in Corpus a low a


dais
dais /ˈdeɪəs, ˈdeɪɪs, deɪs/ noun [singular]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin discus 'dish'
a low stage in a room that you stand on when you are making a speech or performing, so that people can see and hear you


daisBrE /ˈdeɪɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdeɪɪs/ 🔊 nouna stage, especially at one end of a room, on which people stand to make speeches to an audience (尤指房间一端的)讲台,高台