terrace
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ter·race /ˈterɪs/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. houses 房屋 British EnglishAATTR a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in it 〔互相连接的〕一排房屋，排屋；〔排屋面对的〕街道2. place you can sit 可以坐的地方TBB a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc 〔供人坐在室外吃喝、休息等的〕露天平台3. FOOTBALL 足球the terraces [plural] British EnglishDSF the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on 〔足球赛观众可站立的〕阶梯看台4. flat land 平地TA one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops 〔修在坡地上的〕梯田，阶地 —terracing noun [uncountable] football terracing 足球场的阶梯看台区
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terrace• Twin rooms have a terrace with side sea view.• Outside in a triumph of properly-laid crazy paving pathways and terraces, to give several levels.• There was speculation on the Feethams terraces even before Alan Noble took over as chairman.• More mischief awaits on the garden terrace.• From the rooftop terrace the Mellors gazed across lilac and bougainvillea bushes to the sea.• Snacks and afternoon tea can be enjoyed on the sun terrace facing the Jungfrau mountain.• She ate breakfast alone on the terrace in the morning.• To the south lay a vast area of redevelopment, relieved only by the remains of a Victorian terrace.Origin terrace (1500-1600) Old French “pile of earth, terrace”, from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra “earth, land”ter·race nounChineseSyllable
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terrace
ter‧race /ˈterəs, ˈterɪs/
noun [countable]
2. PLACE YOU CAN SIT a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
3. FOOTBALL the terraces [plural] British English the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on
4. FLAT LAND one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops
—terracing noun [uncountable]:
football terracing
ter‧race /ˈterəs, ˈterɪs/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: 'pile of earth, terrace', from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra 'earth, land'
1. HOUSES British English a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in itLanguage: Old French
Origin: 'pile of earth, terrace', from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra 'earth, land'
2. PLACE YOU CAN SIT a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
3. FOOTBALL the terraces [plural] British English the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on
4. FLAT LAND one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops
—terracing noun [uncountable]: