plate tectonics
英 [ˌpleɪt tekˈtɒnɪks]
美 [ˌpleɪt tekˈtɑːnɪks]
n. 板块运动; 板块构造学
牛津词典
noun
- 板块运动；板块构造学
the movements of the large sheets of rock (called plates ) that form the earth's surface; the scientific study of these movements
柯林斯词典
- 板块构造（论）
Plate tectonicsis the way that large pieces of the earth's surface move slowly around.
英英释义
noun
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
双语例句
- In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections into which the earth's crust is divided and that is in constant motion relative to other plates, which are also in motion.
板块在板块构造地质学理论中地壳被划分的几部分之一，它相对于其它板块处于持续的运动中，同时其它板块也在运动。 - Changes like those seen in Scotland may mean that records of global sea levels on Earth, which track climate swings and plate tectonics, may need to be re-examined to take account of this mechanism.
类似于苏格兰的这种变化可能意味着这些记录着气候变化和板块构造的记录，也就是地球的全球海平面记录，在将这种机制考虑进去之后可能需要被重新检验。 - The theory of plate tectonics holds that the surface of Earth is composed of a dozen or so huge crustal slabs that float on a sea of partially molten rock.
板块构造论认为，地球表面由十来个巨大的地壳板块构成，漂浮在浩瀚如海的部分熔岩上。 - Amazing success of the plate tectonics pattern objectively gives rise to some negative effects.
板块构造范例的惊人成功，在客观上产生了某种负面效应； - The job of plate tectonics is to unravel the clues in that snapshot, to learn the dance steps, to determine where the dancers have been and where they are going.
板块构造学的工作就是要揭示那快照的线索，了解它的舞步，确定舞蹈者曾去过和将要去哪里。 - Plate Tectonics and Sea-floor Spreading
板块结构与海床扩展 - According to the concept of plate tectonics, the South China Sea and its surroundings, the Southeast asiaregion, is the site of a major "triple junction" between three plates& eurasian, Pacific and Indo-Australian plates.
从板块构造观点看来，南海及其周围整个东南亚大陆边缘恰好位于欧亚板块、太平洋板块和印度洋-澳大利亚板块交汇处，即处于一板块“三叉点”上。 - Geological record of Early Precambrian oceanic crust and its implication for plate tectonics
早前寒武纪洋壳的地质记录及其板块构造意义 - The Early Precambrian Collisional Orogenic Process and Plate Tectonics: Chance and Challenge of Precambrian Geology
早期碰撞造山过程与板块构造：前寒武纪地质研究的机遇和挑战 - Plate tectonics as a field of study rests on the firm establishment of two essential discoveries.
板块构造作为一个研究领域是以两个重大发现为基础的。