hemisphere

英 [ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)]

美 [ˈhemɪsfɪr]

n.  (地球的)半球; (尤指)北半球，南半球; (大脑的)半球; (球体的)半球

复数：hemispheres　

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牛津词典

noun

• （地球的）半球；（尤指）北半球，南半球
  one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator
  1. the northern/southern hemisphere
     北 / 南半球
• （大脑的）半球
  either half of the brain
  1. the left/right cerebral hemisphere
     大脑左 / 右半球
• （球体的）半球
  one half of a sphere (= a round solid object)

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （地球的）半球
  Ahemisphereis one half of the earth.
  1. ...the northern hemisphere.
     北半球
• N-COUNT （大脑的）半球
  Ahemisphereis one half of the brain.
  1. In most people, the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.
     多数人的左脑比右脑大。

英英释义

noun

• either half of the cerebrum
  Synonym:cerebral hemisphere
• half of the terrestrial globe
• half of a sphere

双语例句

• They live in this hemisphere.
  他们生活在东半球。
• You see that very concretely in the Trans-Pacific Partnership which includes five countries in the Western Hemisphere.
  你们可以在包括西半球五个国家在内的跨太平洋伙伴关系中具体看到这点。
• A victory for Allende would imperil our interests in the western hemisphere.
  阿连德一旦获胜，就将危及我们在西半球的利益。
• The larger of the two Magellanic galaxies visible from the southern hemisphere.
  在南半球看得见的两个麦哲伦星系中较大的一个。
• Annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley.
  北半球和南美洲温带地区一个一年至多年生禾本科植物的属；大麦。
• The right hemisphere, in contrast, controls imagination and creativity.
  相反，右半球控制想象力和创造力。
• In the northern hemisphere we are now entering the peak period for seasonal flu.
  在北半球，我们现正进入季节性流感的高峰期。
• They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
  他们说上帝让他们去西半球最贫困的国家传播教义。
• January and February are the coldest time of the year for people in the northern hemisphere.
  对北半球的人来说一月份和二月份是一年中最冷的时候。
• The winter solstice is a day shortest daytime and longest darkness in the north hemisphere.
  冬至是北半球全年中白天最短、黑夜最长的一天，过了冬至，白天就会一天天变长。