equator

英 [ɪˈkweɪtə(r)]

美 [ɪˈkweɪtər]

n.  赤道

复数：equators　

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牛津词典

noun

• 赤道
  an imaginary line around the earth at an equal distance from the North and South Poles

柯林斯词典

• 赤道
  The equatoris an imaginary line around the middle of the earth at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.

英英释义

noun

• an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
  1. the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres
• a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

双语例句

• Regions farther from the Equator generally are experiencing more warming, and the Arctic is warming fastest of all.
  距离赤道越远的地区一般会经历更明显的变暖，所以北极是变暖最快的。
• The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
  赤道和黄道的另一个相交点叫作秋分点。
• Its epicenter was located in the Earth's mid-latitudes rather than near the equator like the Sumatran event.
  它的震中位于地球的中纬度，而不是向苏门答腊那样位于靠近赤道的位置。
• Except at the pole and the equator, a plumb line does not point toward the earth's center.
  除在地球的两极和赤道之外，铅锤线并不指向地球中心。
• The equator is a great circle midway between the North and South Poles.
  赤道圈是一个位于南北极当中的大圆周。
• Using latitude and longitude is easiest along the equator, where the grid lines formed are roughly square.
  沿着赤道使用维度和经度相当简单，形成的网格线大致也是方形的。
• Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
  二分点在天球上天赤道与黄道相切的两点中的任一点。
• Voyager Two also found a giant storm south of Neptune's equator.
  旅行者2号还发现海王星赤道以南有巨大的风暴。
• The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth.
  赤道是一个围绕着地球的假想的圆。
• If you straddled the equator you would see neither clockwise or counterclockwise movement.
  如果你跨越赤道，你会看到不会看到顺时针或逆时针的运动。