stratum

英 [ˈstrɑːtəm]

美 [ˈstreɪtəm]

n.  层; 岩层; 地层; 阶层

复数：strata　

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牛津词典

noun

• 层；岩层；地层
  a layer or set of layers of rock, earth, etc.
• 阶层
  a class in a society
  1. people from all social strata
     来自不同社会阶层的人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 社会阶层
  Astratumof society is a group of people in it who are similar in their education, income, or social status.
  1. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society...
     这是一项影响到社会各阶层的重大工作。
  2. The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
     叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。
• N-COUNT 岩层
  Strataare different layers of rock.
  1. Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago.
     岩层中有证据表明，该地区在 15,000 年前曾经非常干旱。

英英释义

noun

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
  1. a good actor communicates on several levels
  2. a simile has at least two layers of meaning
  3. the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
  Synonym:levellayer
• people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  1. the working class
  2. an emerging professional class
  Synonym:classsocial classsocio-economic class
• one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

双语例句

• An aquifer is a water-bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.
  地下蓄水层是一些有水的岩石层，如沙岩和白垩岩。
• The stratum of main source rock among the marine facies is the upper Sinian and the Paleozoic group.
  其中海相地层中的主力烃源岩层为上震旦统和上古生界石炭―二叠系。
• In digging the well, the men struck first a stratum of sand, then several strata of rock.
  在挖井时，他们先挖掘到一层砂，之后是几层石头。
• This is a stratum we must win over.
  这一阶层，我们是必须争取的。
• Let us choose a particular social stratum.
  让我们挑选某个特定的社会阶层。
• Theory of key stratum in ground control.
  岩层控制的关键层理论。
• A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.
  薄薄的一层或层面，如煤或岩石的。
• Both inhibition of cell mitosis, can effectively penetrate into the stratum corneum.
  同时具有抑制细胞有丝分裂的作用，能有效地渗透进皮肤角质层。
• Layer bound characteristic of the mineral ore controlled by stratum and lithology being obvious.
  矿体受地层和岩性控制，具有明显的层控特点。
• The second migration power include buoyancy and tectonic activity, which controlled by stratum dip and faulting.
  二次运移的动力包括浮力和构造活动力，其主要影响因素是地层倾角和断裂活动强度。