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 equator and meridian are important quadrants of our earth.
  赤道、本初子午线是地球重要的经纬线。
• 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 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。
• Is it the Tropic of cancer, Antarctic Circle, equator or Arctic circle.
  它是北回归线，南极圈，赤道还是北极圈？
• 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。
• 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。
• Relating to the vicinity of the equator.
  与赤道附近地区有关。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is because the island is so close to the equator.
  这是因为这个岛非常靠近赤道。