| 单词 | louver |
| 例句 | “That’s where Chima goes. It used to be so much better, but now look at all the missing louvers in the windows, look at the dirty buildings.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He wiped the louvers until they sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, paid attention to the tiny cracks in the bathtub, polished the saucers that he used to serve kola nut to Master’s friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He dumped the bags in the backseat of the car and dashed back inside to lock the doors and close the window louvers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z An air raid had shattered all the louvers in the windows of the theater and the evening breeze blew some of the actors’ words away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But after long, silent minutes, I opened my eyes and pressed my forehead against the window louvers to look outside. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see the front yard clearly from the window in the bedroom, which had a few louvers missing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I stood staring at the window with the missing louvers and the tom mosquito netting, wondering what it would be like if I tore through the small hole and leaped out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Even his glasses looked dollish: they were thicker than window louvers, tinted a strange bluish shade, and framed in white plastic. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mama tightened her wrapper, then went to the windows; she pushed the drapes aside, checking that the louvers were shut to keep the rain from splashing into the house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “So that’s how it creates energy. Through the...tension between the...magnetic chalice and...the...spin louvers.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Olanna could see, through the louvers, the many cots and many crying infants, and she imagined that the nurse would be confused and would bring the wrong baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The louvers, too, had been slipped off and the windows were gaping holes and the dry harmattan winds had blown in so much dust that the walls were now an even brown. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She had missed the faint smell of detergent that lingered in the living room after Ugwu cleaned the louvers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Through the louver in the roof, above the thin wisps of issuing smoke, the sky showed pale and blue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The window louvers shattered and the glass shards clinked as they fell to the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They left the door and the window louvers open, both of them alert to the sound of his mother’s car. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That said, it’s a lot of work to refinish shutters, especially ones with movable louvers. How to restore sun-bleached shutters 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The job required transferring 42 varieties of vegetables, grains and herbs to about 1,500 hydroponic planters on swinging louvers. A Feast of Architectural Styles for Expo Milano 2015 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z More striking still is the roof, which features twin sets of 46 mechanized louvers. Rise and Shine 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The greenhouse we entered, with motorized roof louvers and thermally heated flooring, sat right next to his studio on a big swell of pasture. Farm to Gallery: Peter Nadin?s Comeback 2011-07-03T05:30:29Z Sweaters woven in alternating dimensional stripes, layered like louvers? Zegna Turns Jackets Into a World View 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z The Nasher contends that the developers of the $200 million tower, completed in January, have been intransigent in refusing to modify its reflective glass skin; the Nasher has proposed louvers for the facade. Fake Comments Muddy a Debate in Dallas 2013-08-06T21:33:10Z A double-skin glass ceiling, containing a sandwich of louvers, plunges down over the space, while a mezzanine cuts across at an angle above. Renzo Piano's new Oslo art gallery is a strangely soulless place 2012-10-11T12:30:00Z Devised to nest discreetly on the Beaumont’s newly planted green roof, it seats just 112 people: a two-story, 23,000-square-foot glass box wrapped inside a grille of aluminum louvers that help screen out the sun. Architecture Review: Hugh Hardy’s Tow Theater at Lincoln Center 2012-07-15T20:52:10Z The new terminal is designed to be environmentally friendly, emitting less carbon dioxide and using natural light as much as possible from north-facing windows, with solar-controlled glass, angled louvers and LED lighting. At London's Heathrow, a New Terminal and an Uncertain Future 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The house at Oakley, where Audubon worked, is relatively modest: a three-story structure with Federal and West Indies influences, including a top-floor porch enclosed by cooling louvers that whisk air inside. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z Objects under discussion — like frozen TV dinners, bunches of bananas and a lone credit card — materialize on cue from the vertical louvers at the back of the stage. Review: ‘Social Security,’ the Heroic Poetry of Solitude 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Their grid pattern refers to the 1785 Land Ordinance, which produced the geometry of American farmland, with the mechanized louvers creating an effect, Mr. Biber said, “like amber waves of grain,” or gills. A Feast of Architectural Styles for Expo Milano 2015 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Working with the lighting designer George Sexton, the architects are creating a skylight similar to Rothko’s original but with special glass and a system of louvers to soften the daylight. Rothko Chapel to Be Seen in New Light 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Millman said she was reassured, in part, by the fact that each sign will have “louvers,” which will limit the amount of light spillover. L.A. planning commission backs plan for 80 digital billboards on Metro sites 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z New schools were built with similar ignorance of daily realities in the region — with, for instance, air-conditioning hookups instead of traditional slatted window louvers. The America That Americans Forget 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The louvers sit atop the radiator ducts and direct air out of the hood and any modifications could impact downforce. NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z And they contend that the program will serve the public by ensuring that scores of older, existing billboards are replaced by “modern” signs that use LED technology and have louvers to focus the light. L.A. could see nearly 100 new digital signs. Anti-billboard groups plan to fight back 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The space includes overhead structures made of steel and wood with louvers to reduce sun glare on laptops and monitors. Say Goodbye to the Boring Conference Room 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z For example, he says, the mirror will not sit high enough above the ground to minimize thermal fluctuations, and the enclosure lacks ventilation louvers needed to reduce turbulence. Iranian astronomers fear their ambitious observatory could become a ‘Third World telescope’ 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Like all vent mounts, the weight of the phone is enough to pull the vent louvers down over time, especially if you have a large phone like my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Six months later, there still isn’t a MagSafe car charger 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Those broken louvers will be addressed as part of the project, according to Sharon Sirois, Dover’s superintendent of facilities, grounds and cemeteries. Dover City Hall clock tower getting facelift for 400th 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The striking contemporary-style house, with walls of glass and horizontal louvers, was designed by architectural firm Honnold & Rex and built in 1954 as part of the Architectural Products magazine research program. Hot Property: Alicia Keys gets into the La Jolla state of mind 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Tucked away on a secluded drive, the home features horizontal louvers that wrap the exterior of the home and provide a privacy screen while diffusing light during the day and night. A-Rod selling off L.A. home he bought from Meryl Streep | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z There are geometric angled louvers that “create different shades and moods and feelings throughout the day, yet don’t block the view no matter which way you look,” said listing... Unorthodox Hollywood Hills Home Seeks $29.95 Million 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The wood louver shutters are drawn to block your view of the dollar store and Aurora outside. JoyFish: Aurora on the outside, Vegas on the inside, and a whole fish to enjoy 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z After I adopted him, adjusting a louver window so that he could run out into the courtyard, he would greet me so effusively in front of my front door that I was embarrassed. When the Dog Decides Where You Live 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Half the outdoor space is covered under a louver trellis. Q&A: Where to drink in Seattle with kids, and great spots before a ballgame 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The air-conditioning and heating units in the apartments are vented outdoors through louvers built into the building’s brick facade. When Birds Nest in Bad Places 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In addition, sensors have been installed on the roof to automatically tilt the louvers that cover interior windows and doors when the temperature reaches a pre-set level. Architects create a Chevy Chase, Md., home that brings outside indoors 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z He looked around at the laborious hand-fashioning of everything from bonnet louvers to bumpers, he saw the hapless accountancy and witnessed the almost insolent disregard for clients’ time and patience. The Morgan 3 Wheeler: Eccentric Drivers Wanted 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z The new hood revives a feature first seen for the 1967 Mustang as part of that model line’s “Exterior Decor Group, offering “louvers with internal turn signals visible to the driver.” Don Draper, Your Mustang Is Here 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The code change for the first time lets building owners use motorized louvers to keep those vents closed, except in the event of a fire. Environmental Report Details Heat’s Costly Escape Through Elevator Shafts 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z For Cullinan, the idea of "sustainable design" – since commodified by others in a high-tech language of grills and flaps, gizmos and louvers – is basic common sense. Newcastle's new Maggie's Cancer Care Centre is a model of low-key comfort 2013-05-17T15:12:25Z Originally Rafael proposed a facade with dark brown metal louvers, which to be honest we weren’t crazy about. The Brownstone Revisionists 2012-11-11T05:07:44Z Others are sophisticated but barely visible to drivers, such as a grill with louvers that automatically close when less cooling air is needed, to reduce drag. With Electric Cars Slow to Gain Ground, BMW Focuses on Efficiency 2012-09-18T19:50:03Z There are no louvers at all on the west facade, overlooking the memorial. City Room: A 'Dematerializing' 4 World Trade Center Reaches a Material 977 Feet 2012-06-24T20:51:06Z The German company Schott makes glass with tiny louvers between the panes to reflect sunlight, which reduce heat and glare but still allow some visibility. Automatic Shades Inspire Office Frustration 2012-02-23T22:01:50Z The new cafeteria has yet to be designed, but it was an issue during lease negotiations, because no one wanted greasy louvers spewing kitchen exhaust from the exterior of ground zero’s signature tower. Cond? Nast Will Be Anchor of 1 World Trade Center 2011-05-17T20:49:07Z From the light-bending window louvers that cast rays up into the interior office spaces, to the giant concrete maze in the sub-basement for holding and storing radiant heat, every day is completely different. Soaking Up the Sun to Squeeze Bills to Zero 2011-02-14T22:13:01Z So it camouflaged the frame with white louvers and installed eye-catching furniture. Square Feet: Makeover at Grand Hyatt Sheds the Trump Glitter 2011-01-12T02:46:16Z A direct flow into the bowl is obstructed only by a few ramps and concessions, and by the tilted louvers that ring the stadium as a decorative flourish. Riddle of the Wind at New Meadowlands Stadium 2010-11-24T17:54:00Z Employ simple design strategies that include the use of natural daylight, ventilation and sun-mitigating measures such as interior blinds or external louvers to minimize air-conditioning needs. 2010-02-10T23:00:00Z Architects were brought in to address the problem, ultimately by setting the louvers back behind the curtain wall so they would not be visible from the outside. Cond? Nast Will Be Anchor of 1 World Trade Center 2011-05-17T20:49:07Z Light, as builders since the pyramids have known, can be bent to suit need, with louvers that fling sunbeams to white panels over the office workers heads’ to minimize electricity. Soaking Up the Sun to Squeeze Bills to Zero 2011-02-14T22:13:01Z Forth waited for an answer, then touched another button and steel louvers closed noiselessly over the windows, blacking them out. The Planet Savers Except for heavy louvers instead of panels, they are much like shutters. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Stables should be as light as living rooms, but with louvers to darken them in summer, in order to keep out the flies. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid By good luck, we did not need it; for as he passed it to me, the louver at which I was tugging broke and came away in my hand. The Adventures of Harry Revel After much battling they spied the light shining through the louvers of its closed shutter. Lady Good-for-Nothing Associated words: louver boarding. belief, n. credence; persuasion, faith; conviction, assurance, confidence; tenet, dogma, creed, opinion, doctrine, cult, view, principle; intuition; superstition, fanaticism. Putnam's Word Book He went into the living room and found the operating instructions tucked into a ventilation louver of the machine. Bad Medicine The fire of pine logs was in the midst of the hall, and the smoke went out through a louver in the roof. Hereward, the Last of the English He saw smoke and sparks streaming up through the louver, and rays of light gleaming through the illclosed shutters upon the snow. The Treasure |
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