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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- equator
[ɪ'kweɪtər]
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noun
the equator 赤道
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- equator
[ɪˈkweɪtər]
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n.[c]
赤道
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Kenya is a country which has the equator running through it.
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肯尼亚横跨赤道。
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The equator divides the Earth into two equal parts.
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赤道把地球分成相等的两部分。
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The equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres.
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赤道是南北半球的分界线。
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n.[c]
中纬线
Collins English-English Dictionary
- equator
[ɪ'kweɪtə]
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n
the great circle of the earth with a latitude of 0°, lying equidistant from the poles; dividing the N and S hemispheres
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n
a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two equal symmetrical parts
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n
See magnetic equator
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n
See celestial equator
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n
[Etymology]
C14: from Medieval Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis) (circle) that equalizes (the day and night), from Latin aequare to make equal
Examples
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The equator divides the Earth into two equal parts.
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赤道把地球分成相等的两部分。
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the magnetic equator
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土星周围沿赤道面有三个光环。
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Saturn is encircled by a system of three rings lying in the plane of its equator.
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赤道、本初子午线是地球重要的经纬线。
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The equator and meridian are important quadrants of our earth.
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