skyscraper

skyscraper — noun

1. a type of extremely tall building that rises high above the other buildings arou

1.名詞B1
釋義

a type of extremely tall building that rises high above the other buildings around it in a city, usually containing many floors for offices, apartments, or shops

例句

The new skyscraper in Taipei has over one hundred floors for offices and shops.

collocation: [number] floors for [purpose]

Sari went to the top of the skyscraper and saw the whole city below.

verb collocation: take the lift / elevator to the top

同義詞
  • high-rise

    a general term for any building with many floors; less extreme in height than a skyscraper

  • tower

    can mean any tall, narrow structure, not necessarily a building with multiple occupiable floors

  • tower block

    chiefly British; often refers to a tall residential building, less glamorous than a skyscraper

反義詞
  • low-rise

    a building with only a few floors, usually under four stories

  • bungalow

    a single-storey house, the opposite extreme in height

常見錯誤

❌I live in a skyscraper in the suburbs.
✅I live in a skyscraper in the city centre.
💡skyscrapers are almost always found in cities or dense urban areas, not suburbs.