1PGOthe 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
2the Palaceespecially British EnglishBrE 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。
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the Palace• E., destroyed the first version of the palaces.• And one who has arguably the toughestbrief of all the carvers at the palace.• Some here saw the presence of troops at the palace as implicit support for Bucaram.• There are several rooms in the Palace, so users can jump from site to site.• That might well denote a private problem of your own, not involving the Palace at all.• On your right glance at the windows of the palace of 1493.• Carlson had never been permitted to visitthe Palace before.
3DHHBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa large beautifully decorated house 富丽堂皇的大房子,豪宅
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PALACE | PALACE + VERB | PALACE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤ancient古代的宮殿➤14th-century, etc. * 14 世紀等的宮殿➤imperial, papal, presidential, royal皇宮;教皇宅第;總統府;王宮➤beautiful, grand, great, huge, magnificent, sumptuous (especially BrE) 美麗的宮殿;宏偉的宮殿;巨大的宮殿;華麗的宮殿➤pleasure歡樂宮;豪華會所➤summer夏宮VERB + PALACE➤build建造宮殿➤live in住在宮殿裏PALACE + VERB➤stand宮殿矗立◇The palace stands on the west bank of the river.宮殿矗立在河的西岸。PALACE + NOUN➤complex, compound宮殿建築群➤courtyard, gardens, grounds宮殿的庭院/花園/庭園➤door, gates宮殿的大門➤walls宮牆➤life宮廷生活◇She found it hard to adjust to palace life.她發現很難適應宮廷生活。➤aide, guard, official, spokesman, staff宮廷助手;宮廷警衞;宮廷官員;王宮發言人;宮廷工作人員➤servant宮殿僕人➤coup, revolution (especially BrE) 宮廷政變/革命◇The king was deposed by his son in a palace coup.國王在一次宮廷政變中被兒子廢黜。PREPOSITION➤at a/the palace, in a/the palace在宮殿裏
palace ♦︎ mansion ♦︎ country house ♦︎ villa ♦︎ manor ♦︎ stately home ♦︎ chateauThese words all mean a large house that belongs or used to belong to a rich or important family.这些词均表示豪华宅第。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a magnificent palace / mansion / country house / villa◆an ancient palace / mansion / manor◆a medieval palace / manor / chateau◆a royal palace / mansion / manor◆a country mansion / house / villa / manor■palace ˈpæləs [countable] the official home of sb such as a king, queen or president; any large impressive house, usually in a city王宫;总统府;(城里的)豪华住宅◆Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the Queen.白金汉宫是英女王在伦敦的官邸。◆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。■mansion ˈmænʃn [countable] a large impressive house in the country or the city公馆;宅第◆It is a magnificent example of a 17th century country mansion.那是17世纪乡间豪华宅第的一个范例。■ˌcountry ˈhouse [countable] (BrE) a large house in the country, especially one that belongs or used to belong to a rich important family(尤指富贵显赫家族的)乡间宅第,别墅◆He used to entertain the politicians of the day at his country house.他以前经常在乡间别墅里招待时政要人。■villa [countable] a house in the country with a large garden, especially in southern Europe; (in Roman times) a country house or farm with land attached to it(尤指南欧的)乡间庄园;(古罗马时代附有土地的)乡间宅第◆Once a private villa, the Stella d'Italia is now a hotel.Stella d'Italia曾经是所私人别墅,现在是酒店。◆They found the remains of an impressive Roman villa.他们发现了一个古罗马大庄园的遗址。■manor ˈmænə(r) ( ˈmanor house) [countable] a large country house surrounded by a large area of land that belongs to it庄园宅第◆He bought the old manor and set about turning himself into the local squire.他买下了那个老庄园,摇身一变成了当地的乡绅。■ˌstately ˈhome [countable] (BrE) a large, impressive house of historical interest, especially one that the public may visit(尤指供人参观的)豪华古宅◆There are many stately homes to visit in the area.这地方有许多老宅子可以参观。■chateau ( château) ˈʃætəʊ; NAmEʃæˈtoʊ(pluralchateauxorchateausʃætəʊz; NAmEʃæˈtoʊz) [countable] (from French) a castle or large country house in France(法国的)城堡,乡间别墅◆The Loire Valley is home to more than 300 chateaux.卢瓦尔河谷有300多座城堡。