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

• 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 divides the earth into two hemispheres.
  赤道把地球划分成为两个半球。
• 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。
• The United States is north of the equator.
  美国位于赤道以北。
• 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。
• Amelia and Fred headed south toward the equator.
  阿米莉亚和弗雷德向南方的赤道飞去。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Singapore is near the equator.
  新加坡位于赤道附近。