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

• 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。
• During the flight, a stewardess came up to us and presented the certificate for crossing the equator.
  在飞行中，一位空姐过来，给了我们一张穿过赤道的证明。
• Present-day Europe and North America were on the equator back then, and were covered with rainforests.
  现在的欧洲和北美在当时位于赤道，被热带雨林覆盖着。
• 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 divides the earth into two hemispheres.
  赤道把地球划分成为两个半球。
• Lying halfway between the equator and the North Pole, the region should have a typical north-temperate climate.
  既然它位于赤道和北极之间，就应该有典型的北温带气候。
• The United States is north of the equator.
  美国位于赤道以北。
• 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。
• This has to do with our Solar system that is almost at the Galactic Equator.
  这与我们的太阳系几乎处在银河系的赤道有关。
• 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。