gondola

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gon·do·la /ˈɡɒndələ $ ˈɡɑːn-, ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/ noun [countable]  1. TTWa long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy 〔意大利威尼斯运河的〕平底船，贡多拉2. TTSthe place where passengers sit that hangs beneath an airship or balloon1(2) 〔飞船或热气球下的〕吊篮，吊舱 →5 see picture at 见图 balloon13. TTSthe enclosed part of a cable car where the passengers sit 缆车车厢

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gondola• A gondola was waiting by the steps.• The Grand Canal was wider than she'd anticipated, teeming with water-buses and motorboats, barges and gondolas.• An evening gondola ride is particularly nice.• Mountain lifts: There is a new gondola which will open up new areas for walking.• We were off the ski trail now, under what had been the old gondola line.• Allow 40 minutes for the gondola ride up the mountain.• The worst was yet to come, Tom thought: the gondola ride.• The gondola that contains the payload has been spotted from the air and is believed to be undamaged.From Longman Business Dictionarygondolagon‧do‧la /ˈgɒndələˈgɑːn-, gɑːnˈdoʊlə/ noun [countable] a large set of shelves in a supermarket which displays goods on both sidesOrigin gondola (1500-1600) Italian probably from Rhaeto-Romance gondolà “to roll”

gon·do·la nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus narrow a a bottom long boat Business with flat

gondola
gon‧do‧la /ˈɡɒndələ $ ˈɡɑːn-, ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/ noun [countable]1. a long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy
2. the place where passengers sit that hangs beneath an airship or balloon¹(2)
3. the enclosed part of a cable car where the passengers sit

gon·dolaBrE /ˈɡɒndələ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɑːndələ/ 🔊, /ɡɑːnˈdoʊlə/ 🔊 noun

a long boat with a flat bottom and high parts at each end, used on canals in Venice 威尼斯小划船；贡多拉；凤尾船the part on a cable car or ski lift where the passengers sit 缆车车厢；缆车座椅(especially NAmE) the part of a hot air balloon or airship where the passengers sit （热气球、飞船上的）吊舱，吊篮