pyramid

pyramid

名词 pyramid:

a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases

a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

同义词：Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt

动词 pyramid:

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid

increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base