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Meaning of 屹立

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
屹 yì 立 lì
to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
Example Sentences
1
巍巍宝塔屹立在山巅
。
The lofty pagoda stands like a giant at the top of the mountain.
2
尽管
《
收获
》
将屹立于成年的
“
生育高峰期一代
”
。
Harvest, though, stands as the coming-of-age of the Baby Boomer generation.
3
在地震灾区
,
很多学校被夷为平地
,
而其附件的建筑却屹立如初
。
Many schools in the earthquake zone crumbled while buildings around them remained standing.
4
奥巴马总统在双子塔曾经屹立的地方献上了红白蓝花朵编制的花圈
。
President Obama laid a wreath of red, white and blue flowers at the spot where the twin towers had once stood.
5
它屹立在一块巨大的岩石上
,
像高耸入云的悬崖耸立于这个城市之中
。
It stands on a huge rock, like a great cliff towering over the city.