Equator
[ ɪ'kwetɚ ]
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n. 赤道;（平分球形物体的面的）圆;（任何）大圆;
💡 词根助记
equ相等，平均+ator表示物→平分地球的→赤道
📝 例句
Terrestrial latitude is measured in degrees north or south from the equator.
地球纬度是从赤道向南或向北以度数来表示。
The African continent spans the equator.
非洲大陆横跨赤道。
Our spinning planet is heated strongly at the equator, feebly at the poles.
我们这个旋转着的行星在赤道处受热很强烈，而在两极很微弱。
The equator engirds the earth.
赤道环绕地球。
Many rivers carry silt toward the equator.
许多河流带着泥沙流向赤道。
🌱 联想助记
【记】equate-使相等,or-表“物”:赤道把地球分为相等的两部分
🔤 词根
-equ-表示“均等”
📖 牛津释义
equator
n
imaginary line (or one drawn on a map, etc) around the earth at an equal distance from the North and South Poles 赤道
It is very hot near the equator. 赤道附近非常热. =>illus at globe 见globe之插图.
🎯 考研助记
equat(=equal平等)+or(东西):把地球平分的东西- 赤道
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'kweitә]n. 赤道【医】 赤道, 中纬线
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Now, to check the list of things we need for the camping trip.
现在， 让我们检查一下露营旅行所需物品的清单吧。
Put (or Lay or Set) one's shoulder to the wheel.
出一把力。
Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
想一想这些发展的时间多么短，就更觉得英国人莱昂。巴格瑞特有着非凡的能力。他在60年代就能预言我们今天知道的计算机的一些用途。