Those who knew Aerie as the frightened little girl in the circus would be amazed at her transformation. 瓦罗彻普:那些把艾黎当作是马戏团里一位受到惊吓的小女孩的人,会对她的蜕变感到非常惊讶。
LONDON, March26: Each battered high-rise becomes a sniper\' s aerie, each deserted thoroughfare an ambush zone. 【参考译文】敦,3月26日:每座残破的建筑都成为狙击手的藏身之所,每条废弃的街道都是展开伏击的战场。
aerie
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the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
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any habitation at a high altitude
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Aerie \Ae"rie\ (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. {Area}.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. --Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.
Surrounded by slender minarets, Saladin's lusty Citadel and scores of cats, Fathy struggles in his aerie above Old Cairo to complete projects for three Egyptian oases.