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pyramid
- IPA[ˈpirəˌmid]
美式
- a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.;an object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid
- heap or stack in the shape of a pyramid;achieve a substantial return on (money or property) after making a small initial investment.
noun: pyramid, plural noun: pyramids
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.
- 2. an object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid a pyramid of logs
- ▪ a polyhedron of which one face is a polygon of any number of sides, and the other faces are triangles with a common vertex a three-sided pyramid
- ▪ a structure of more or less pyramidal form, especially in the brain or the renal medulla.
- ▪ an organization or system that is structured with fewer people or things at each level as one approaches the top the lowest strata of the social pyramid
- 3. a system of financial growth achieved by a small initial investment, with subsequent investments being funded by using unrealized profits as collateral.
- ▪ short for pyramid scheme
動詞
- 1. North American heap or stack in the shape of a pyramid debt was pyramided on top of unrealistic debt in an orgy of speculation
- ▪ North American achieve a substantial return on (money or property) after making a small initial investment.