gargoyle

英 [ˈɡɑːɡɔɪl]

美 [ˈɡɑːrɡɔɪl]

n.  (建筑物，尤指教堂顶上石头怪人或怪兽状的)滴水嘴，滴水兽

复数：gargoyles　过去式：gargoyled　

GRE

BNC.24040 / COCA.19726

牛津词典

noun

• （建筑物，尤指教堂顶上石头怪人或怪兽状的）滴水嘴，滴水兽
  an ugly figure of a person or an animal that is made of stone and through which water is carried away from the roof of a building, especially a church

柯林斯词典

• （老式建筑的石雕）怪兽状滴水嘴，滴水兽
  Agargoyleis a decorative stone carving on old buildings. It is usually shaped like the head of a strange and ugly creature, and water drains through it from the roof of the building.

英英释义

noun

• an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
• a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

双语例句

• Gargoyle does do nice burst damage, but that's at the expense of Unholy Blight usually, which in turn hurts your Scourge Strikes.
  石像鬼的爆发伤害很不错，不过邪系爆发应该由邪恶虫群和天灾打击带来。我们现在在重新审视邪系天赋，也许会将石像鬼小小削弱一下。
• Week of gargoyle: double growth for gargoyles and obsidian gargoyles.
  石像鬼周：石像鬼产量加倍。
• His disfigured face was like some avenging nemesis of gargoyle design.
  他那张破了相的脸，活象面目狰狞的复仇之神。
• Summon Gargoyle: The gargoyle now flies lower to the ground, making it susceptible to melee attacks.
  召唤石像鬼：现在石像鬼非得比以前更低了。
• The gargoyle, herein symbolizing the figure of the bystander artist self, has been a daily witness to this constant calamity of the street running into itself.
  那滴水嘴，象徵著艺术家本身，每天在一旁观察、目击不断发生的街头灾难。
• They hacked off her brother's head in the hope that it was mine, yet here I sit like some bloody gargoyle, offering empty consolations.
  他们希望砍掉我的脑袋但不幸的是那是她哥哥的，而我却坐在这里像个该死的兽形滴水嘴，流出的皆是些空洞的安慰。
• Ghostcrawler: We tried to make Dancing Rune Weapon and Gargoyle unique, but I think it has ended up causing more problems than anything.
  鬼爪：我们曾经尝试让符文剑舞与石像鬼有独特性，但我认为最终只是带来更多麻烦。
• Shoots Fireballs. You cannot steal Life or Mana from Gargoyle Traps. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
  发射火球。无法从翼魔陷阱上吸取生命及法力。假如你在进攻时一帆风顺，很有可能是陷阱。