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the equator
指地球赤道时，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
赤道把地球分为北半球和南半球。
赤道
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赤道
the imaginary line around the Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles
The equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
赤道把地球分为北半球和南半球。
环绕地球的假想大圆,与两极等距,将地球表面分为北半球和南半球。
An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
任何球体上的类似大圆,尤指天体或其他相当对称的三维物体上的大圆。
A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
任何大体球形物体(如有明显两极的水果或蔬菜)的中线。
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
天赤道。
The celestial equator.
The equator runs around the middle of the Earth, separating the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
赤道环绕地球中部，把北半球和南半球分开。
Countries near the equator usually have a hot and humid climate all year.
靠近赤道的国家通常全年炎热潮湿。
The sailors crossed the equator during their voyage from Africa to Brazil.
水手们从非洲航行到巴西的途中越过了赤道。
指地球赤道时，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
赤道把地球分为北半球和南半球。
表示地理位置时，常用介词 near 或 at 加 the equator。
These plants grow best near the equator.
这些植物在赤道附近长得最好。
cross 表示“越过；穿过”，常用于航海或飞行语境。
The sailors crossed the equator for the first time.
水手们第一次穿越了赤道。
该用法指球体或其他对称物体的等分线，不仅限于地球。
The equator of the globe is printed in red.
地球仪的赤道是用红色印的。
Not this
Equator passes through Brazil.
Use this
The equator passes through Brazil.
赤道是独一无二的地理概念，在英语中通常要加定冠词 the，说成 the equator。汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 the。
Not this
The equator weather is very hot.
Use this
The weather at the equator is very hot.
equator 是名词，不能直接放在另一个名词前作定语；表示“赤道的天气”应说 the weather at the equator，或使用形容词 equatorial。'equator weather' 是受中文“赤道天气”字面影响产生的错误。
Not this
Ecuador is located in the equator.
Use this
Ecuador is located on the equator.
equator 是一条假想线，不是一个区域，所以“在赤道上”要用 on the equator，不能用 in。中文“在赤道”没有区分 in 和 on，容易造成这个错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
越过赤道
The sailors held a ceremony when the ship crossed the equator.
当船越过赤道时，水手们举行了仪式。
赤道附近
The climate near the equator is hot and humid.
赤道附近的气候炎热潮湿。
在赤道上
The sun is directly overhead at the equator during the equinoxes.
春分和秋分时，太阳在赤道正上方。
赤道以北
Most of Africa lies north of the equator.
非洲大部分地区位于赤道以北。
赤道以南
Australia is south of the equator.
澳大利亚位于赤道以南。
天球赤道
The celestial equator is directly above the Earth's equator.
天球赤道位于地球赤道的正上方。
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equator 开头像 equal（相等），它把地球分为相等的南北两半——赤道。
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、education、scientific writing equator 是中性词，多用于地理、天文或教学语境；日常谈论天气、气候或旅行时也较常见。
Rhymes with equator: creator, narrator, traitor, later all end in stressed /eɪtə/. Beware the lookalikes equal and equation, which share the spelling 'equa' but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
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