Gable

(noun.) the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.

(noun.) United States film actor (1901-1960).

手打:奥斯伯特

• Preserve a certain order; do not attempt to jump from the ground to the gable, but rise gradually from what is simple and easily understood. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Moore, sitting in the schoolroom, heard the storm roar round the other gable and along the hall-front. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You could see a high gable, then a long front, then a low gable, then a thick, lofty stack of chimneys. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The quality of hotels is shown by an inn with one, two, three, or four gables, and so forth. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The house presented two pointed gables in its front; the windows were latticed and narrow: the front door was narrow too, one step led up to it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Red Gables, Catherine Street. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• From amid the branches there jutted out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a very old mansion. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Glenmont is a rather elaborate and florid building in Queen Anne English style, of brick, stone, and wooden beams showing on the exterior, with an abundance of gables and balconies. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The cathedral towers and the full gables of the quaint old houses were just beginning to blush in the sunrise. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The openings at the gables perform an important part in the ventilation by admitting all the air that can sweep over the top sawdust. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.

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