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

• An imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator.
  围绕月亮与月亮的赤道平行的假想线。
• 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。
• 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。
• Terrestrial latitude is measured in degrees north or south from the equator.
  地球纬度是从赤道向南或向北以度数来表示。
• 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。
• This is because the island is so close to the equator.
  这是因为这个岛非常靠近赤道。
• New Zealand is a South Pacific country located midway between the Equator and the South Pole.
  新西兰是一个南太平洋国家，位于赤道和南极洲之间。
• Water tends to move from the poles toward the equator.
  属于或关于赤道地区特有的条件的。因而水会倾向于由极区往赤道地区移动。
• Relating to the vicinity of the equator.
  与赤道附近地区有关。
• People live on the equator and in the Arctic, in the desert and in the rainforest.
  在赤道地区和北极圈，在沙漠中和热带雨林里，人们都能生活。