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di·men·sion /dɪˈmenʃən,daɪ-/ n. | a. | vt. I n. 1. [常作 dimensions] 尺寸;长度;宽度;厚度;深度 What are the dimensions of this table? 这张桌子的长宽高各是多少? The ship was 70 feet long but a mere seven feet wide and such dimensions have their limitations. 那条船长70英尺,宽仅7英尺,这样的长度和宽度有其局限性。 2. [常作 dimensions] 面积,大小;规模;程度 a house of generous dimensions 宽敞的房屋 a project of large (modest) dimensions 规模巨大(不大)的工程 The dimensions of the difficulty have not yet been fully realized. 困难的严重程度尚未被充分认识。 Chivalry and honour had shrunk, for them, to the dimension of a lawsuit. 对他们来说,侠义精神和体面尊严都谈不上了,而且不堪到了非打官司不可的地步。 3. [亦作 dimensions] 范围;重要性 The President's decision has far more than a narrow, bilateral dimension. 总统的决定远远超出狭隘的双边范围。 4. 特点,特性;方面,部分 The new finds have added another dimension to man's early story. 这些新发现为人类早期历史又增加了一个方面。 She found a new dimension of his personality. 她发现了他个性上的一个新特点。 5. 【数】维,维数度,因次 A line has one dimension and a square has two dimensions. 直线是一维的,正方形是二维的。 To Olga it seemed that she alone was a real person, in three dimensions. 奥尔加觉得似乎只有她一人才是立体的真实的人。 6. 【物】量纲 The dimensions of velocity are length divided by time. 速度的量纲是长度除以时间。 7. [dimensions] 〈口〉(女子的)胸、腰、臀三围 8. 规格材;规格石料 9. 〈废〉体型
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III vt. 1. 把…切削成(或刨成)规格的尺寸 2. 在…上标出尺寸 [MFr < L dīmenstō extent < dīmētīrī to measure out < mētīrī] |