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

• A point in the heavens ( on the celestial sphere).
  天上的一个点（在天球上）。
• 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。
• 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。
• I made a sphere as a helper object to scatter around the ground.
  我犯了一个帮手一球为对象，以散在地上。
• 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。
• The argument to sphere represents the radius of the sphere.
  sphere的参数表示了球体的半径。
• When they have matured, they can be incorporated with another SOA control sphere.
  一旦成熟，它们就可以和另一个SOA控制范围合并。
• A new method of changing the size of bottle beam using a popular sphere lens telescope system is proposed.
  提出了一种利用普通球面透镜望远系统来变换局域空心光束尺寸的新方法。
• He would promise that they would become influential in some sphere of society.
  他会许诺他们将成为社会上某个领域有影响的人。
• 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。