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

• 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。
• 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。
• Relating to the vicinity of the equator.
  与赤道附近地区有关。
• 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。
• Water tends to move from the poles toward the equator.
  属于或关于赤道地区特有的条件的。因而水会倾向于由极区往赤道地区移动。
• 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。
• Singapore is near the equator.
  新加坡位于赤道附近。
• This is because the island is so close to the equator.
  这是因为这个岛非常靠近赤道。
• The equator is a great circle midway between the North and South Poles.
  赤道圈是一个位于南北极当中的大圆周。
• Amelia and Fred headed south toward the equator.
  阿米莉亚和弗雷德向南方的赤道飞去。