sundial

英 ['sʌndaɪəl] 美['sʌn'daɪəl]
  • n. 日晷,日规;羽扇豆(产于美国东部)

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复数: sundials;

中文词源


sundial 日晷

sun,太阳,dial,日晷。

英文词源


sundial (n.)
also sun-dial, 1590s, from sun (n.) + dial (n.). Earlier simply dial.

双语例句


1. Moonlight was frosting the dew, and an old sundial threw a long shadow.
月光把露水照得雪白, 一座旧日规投出一条长长的影子.

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2. A device, such as a clock or sundial, used in telling time.
计时仪用于计时的装置(如钟或日昝)

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3. The sundial is the oldest known device for the measurement of time.
日晷是已知的最古老的一种测算时间的装置.

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4. The hands are actually modeled after the shadow on a sundial.
时针实际上是以日昝上的阴影为模型的.

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5. Like a giant sundial, it demarcates both space and time.
像个巨大的日晷, 它划分了时空.

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