a round roof with a circular base 穹顶 the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂的穹顶
a thing or a building that is like a dome in shape 圆顶状物;穹状建筑物 his bald dome of a head 他圆溜溜的秃顶
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(in names )用于名称 a sports stadium whose roof is shaped like a dome 圆顶体育场 the Houston Astrodome 休斯敦阿斯托洛圆顶运动场
Word Originearly 16th cent. (originally referring to a stately building): from Latin domus; other senses are via French dôme, from Italian duomo ‘cathedral, dome’.