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。
• Amelia and Fred headed south toward the equator.
  阿米莉亚和弗雷德向南方的赤道飞去。
• The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.
  赤道把地球划分成为两个半球。
• 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。
• The quasi biennial oscillation of global climate and equator ocean temperature are caused by.
  南极上空臭氧变化和环南极海冰变化是赤道海温和全球气候准两年振荡的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• All the planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, round its equator.
  所有的行星大致在同一平面上绕太阳赤道运转。
• 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。
• 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。