| 释义 |
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
II a.
(木料、石料等)规格的
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] |