vault
noun [ C ] uk/vɒlt/ us/vɑːlt/
(ARCH)
（尤指教堂或公共建筑的）拱顶，穹顶
a type of arch that supports a roof or ceiling, especially in a church or public building, or a ceiling or roof supported by several of these arches
(ROOM)
(UK also vaults)（尤指银行的）金库，保险库
a room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions
a bank vault 银行金库
She entered the vault with an armed guard. 她同一名武装保安一起进入了金库。
（教堂的）地下墓室;（墓地的）墓穴
a room under a church or a small building in a cemetery where dead bodies are buried
She was buried in the family vault. 她被葬在家族墓室里。
vault
verb uk/vɒlt/ us/vɑːlt/
[ I usually + adv/prep, T ]（用手支撑或撑杆）跳跃，跃过
to jump over something by first putting your hands on it or by using a pole
He vaulted over the gate. 他从那扇大门上翻了过去。
She vaulted the wall and kept running. 她跃过了那堵墙继续往前跑。
He has vaulted 6.02 m in indoor competitions this year. 在今年的室内比赛中他跃过了6.02米的高度。
See also: pole vault
[ T ] formal突然提升;使跃居
to move someone or something suddenly to a much more important position
Last week's changes vaulted the general to the top, over the heads of several of his seniors. 上周的变动使这位将军一下子超过他的几位上司而跃居最高层。