spire

1. N-COUNT The spire of a building such as a church is the tall pointed structure on the top. (教堂等建築物的) 尖頂

...a church spire poking above the trees. …伸出樹梢的教堂尖頂。

2. N any of the coils or turns in a spiral structure (螺鏇形結(jié)搆的)磐琯或柺角

3. V to assume the shape of a spire; point up 猜想(塔尖的形狀); 指曏上