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Gravity Force Things Earth N Uncount 不可数名词 Air 英

英语单词 gravity
英美音标 英 ['ɡrævəti] 美 ['ɡrævəti]
中文释义 n.重力;庄重;严重;严肃
英语例句 (1) He discoursed impressively on Newton's theory of gravity.
(2) The stone rolled down the hill by gravity.
(3) The force of gravity pulls things towards the earth's centre.
(4) The lunar gravity is about one-sixth that on earth.
(5) Each graduate behaved with gravity at it.
(6) He doesn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.
(7) She does not know the gravity of her illness.
(8) This is a matter of the utmost gravity.
(9) He could hardly keep his gravity.
中文例句 (1) 他讲述了牛顿的引力定律,给人以深刻的印象。
(2) 石头在重力作用下向山下滚去。
(3) 地心吸力把物体吸向地心。
(4) 月亮的引力大约为地球的六分之一。
(5) 每个毕业生都举止庄重。
(6) 他似乎没有意识到形势的严重性。
(7) 她不知道自己病情严重。
(8) 这件事情十万火急。
(9) 他忍不住要笑出来。
vocabulary简明 The noun gravity means being grave or very serious. In physics, gravity is the natural force that causes things to fall toward the earth.
vocabulary扩展 Someone who conducts themselves with an air of gravity is someone who takes what they are doing seriously. You might be amused to see a three year old serving her dolls tea with an air of gravity appropriate to the Queen of England. Gravity was borrowed through French from Latin gravitās, from gravis "heavy."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
centre of gravity
重力;地球引力 Gravity is the force which causes things to drop to the ground.
  • Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.

    要不是重力使箭落向地面,它们将永远以直线往前飞行。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](事态的)严重性,重大 The gravity of a situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness.
  [oft N of n]
  • They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime...

    应当根据罪行的严重性来惩治他们。

  • Not all acts of vengeance are of equal gravity.

    并非所有的报复行为都同等恶劣。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](言谈举止的)庄重,严肃 The gravity of someone's behaviour or speech is the extremely serious way in which they behave or speak.
  • There was an appealing gravity to everything she said.

    她说的每句话都带着一种庄严,很能吸引人。

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