sphere

英 [sfɪə(r)]

美 [sfɪr]

n.  球; 球体; 球形; 圆球; 球状物; 范围; 领域; 阶层; 界
vt.  形成球体; 包围; 围绕; 置于球面内部

复数：spheres　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3863 / COCA.4533

牛津词典

noun

• 球；球体；球形
  a solid figure that is completely round, with every point on its surface at an equal distance from the centre
• 圆球；球状物
  any object that is completely round, for example a ball
• 范围；领域；阶层；界
  an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society
  1. the political sphere
     政界
  2. This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
     这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。
  3. He and I moved in totally different social spheres.
     我和他处在完全不同的社会圈子里。
• （包围地球等的大气的）层
  a region that surrounds a planet, especially the earth
  1. ionosphere
     电离层
  2. atmosphere
     大气层

柯林斯词典

• 球(体)；球形
  Asphereis an object that is completely round in shape like a ball.
• N-COUNT (活动、兴趣等的)范围，领域
  Asphere ofactivity or interest is a particular area of activity or interest.
  1. ...the sphere of international politics.
     国际政治领域
  2. ...nurses, working in all spheres of the health service.
     在公共医疗保健服务业的各领域工作的护士们
• N-COUNT (社会地位或兴趣等相同的)人群，阶层，圈子
  Asphere ofpeople is a group of them who are similar in social status or who have the same interests.
  1. ...the realities of life outside the government and academic spheres of society.
     政府和学术界以外社会阶层的生活现状
• PHRASE (国家的)势力范围，影响所及的范围
  A country'ssphere of influenceis an area of the world where it has a lot of influence.
  1. They see the region as their natural sphere of influence due to their historical links and a shared language.
     基于历史上的联系和共同的语言，他们把该地区看成是自己天然的势力范围。
  2. ...countries traditionally within the British or American spheres of influence.
     传统上处于英国或美国势力范围内的国家

英英释义

noun

• any spherically shaped artifact
• a particular aspect of life or activity
  1. he was helpless in an important sector of his life
  Synonym:sector
• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  Synonym:celestial sphereempyreanfirmamentheavensvault of heavenwelkin
• the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
  Synonym:sphere of influence
• a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
• a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
• a particular environment or walk of life
  1. his social sphere is limited
  2. it was a closed area of employment
  3. he's out of my orbit
  Synonym:domainareaorbitfieldarena

双语例句

• Its intersection with the celestial sphere will be a great circle& the ecliptic.
  它与天球相交处形成一个大圆&黄道。
• It also supports a variety of collision primitives ( such as sphere and plane) and several collision spaces.
  它还可以支持各种碰撞原语（例如球面碰撞和平面碰撞）和几个碰撞空间。
• They see the region as their natural sphere of influence due to their historical links and a shared language.
  基于历史上的联系和共同的语言，他们把该地区看成是自己天然的势力范围。
• This is within his sphere of accountability.
  这在他的责任范围之内。
• One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere.
  地轴延线与天球相交的两点之一。
• The rotating sphere shows the major stars of the constellations.
  旋转的天球上显示了星座中的主要星体。
• The nuclear forensic analysis has already become a special, up-to-date sphere of learning.
  核取证分析技术已形成了一门特殊的，新的学术研究领域。
• An interesting aspect about this character is its simplicity just a sphere and a cone.
  对于这个角色来说，有趣的是她是从最简单的一个球体和一个椎体开始。
• We claim that the total flux through this surface is the same as that through the sphere.
  我们断言通过此面的总通量与通过球面的总通量相同。
• In this paper, a displacement mapping algorithm based on sphere ray-tracing is introduced.
  文章提出了一种基于球形光线追踪的位移贴图算法。