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palace

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pal·ace /ˈpælɪs/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable]  1 PGOthe official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen – often used in names 王宫;宫殿;〔官位极高者的〕府邸〔常用于名称中〕 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫2 the Palace especially British English the people who live in a palace – used in news reports 住在王宫里的人;王室〔用于新闻报道中〕 The Palace has announced that the Duke and Duchess are to separate. 王室宣布公爵和公爵夫人即将分居。3 DHHBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa large beautifully decorated house 富丽堂皇的大房子,豪宅 the splendid palaces of Florence 佛罗伦萨的豪宅
Examples from the Corpus
palaceBegun 1,200 years ago, the capital grew over the centuries to many hundreds of temples and palaces.If you visit England, you can go see Buckingham Palace.After an hour-long meeting in the presidential palace, a hangdog Mr Cossiga announced that he and Mr Andreotti were in full agreement.As paymaster he was responsible for the organization of the finance required in the restoration of the neglected royal palaces.The nobles of Florence built splendid palaces.The rugged peaks dominate as you enter the palace, only to give way visually to their more accessible counterparts.The two cars swing out of the palace gates, and disappear down the avenue.Orestes and Pylades were to go to the palace claiming to he the bearers of a message that Orestes had died.The Stroganov, like the other two palaces, needs a great deal of money for restoration and maintenance.
nPalace British English  n1 the Palace an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers A spokesman for the Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would be visiting South Africa next year.n2 an informal name for Crystal Palace, a London football team After last night’s defeat, Palace look likely to take bottom place in the league.Origin palace (1200-1300) Old French palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler's palace was
pal·ace nounPalaceLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
a official home Corpus the high very of of especially rank, person


palace
palace W3 /ˈpæləs, ˈpælɪs/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler's palace was

1. the official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen – often used in names:
    Buckingham Palace
2. the Palace especially British English the people who live in a palace – used in news reports:
    The Palace has announced that the Duke and Duchess are to separate.
3. a large beautifully decorated house:
    the splendid palaces of Florence


Palace
Palace British English
1. the Palace an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers:
    A spokesman for the Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would be visiting South Africa next year.
2. an informal name for Crystal Palace, a London football team:
    After last night’s defeat, Palace look likely to take bottom place in the league.


🔑 pal·aceBrE /ˈpæləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæləs/ 🔊 noun🔑
[countable] the official home of a king, queen, president, etc. 王宫;宫殿;总统府Buckingham Palace白金汉宫the royal/presidential palace王宫;总统府
(often the Palace) [singular] the people who live in a palace, especially the British royal family 住在王宫里的人;(尤指英国的)王室The Palace last night refused to comment on the reports. 昨晚王室拒绝对报道作出评论。🔊🔊a Palace spokesman王室发言人

art, background, canvas, exhibition, foreground, frame, fresco, painting, portrait, watercolour

[countable] any large impressive house 豪华住宅;宫殿The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques. 旧城区汇集了许多教堂、大宅院和清真寺。🔊🔊 [countable] (old-fashioned) (sometimes used in the names of buildings 有时用于建筑物名称) a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema/movie theater 大的公共建筑(如旅馆、影剧院)the Strand Palace Hotel滨河王宫饭店