| 单词 | gravity |
| 释义 | gravityWord family verbgravitatenoungravitationgravitometergravitongravityadjectivegravitationalgravitativeadverbgravitationally Physics grav·i·ty /ˈɡrævəti/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 technicalHP the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet 重力，引力 → gravitation the force of gravity 重力 2 formalSERIOUS PERSON the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation 〔局势的〕严重性 gravity of I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation. 我不能向她隐瞒情况的严重性。 The penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence. 罚应当罪。 3 SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGan extremely serious way of behaving or speaking 严肃〔指举止或言谈的态度〕 → centre of gravity The Consul spoke slowly and with great gravity. 领事讲话慢悠悠的，神态十分严肃。 Examples from the Corpus gravity• They speak with passion and gravity.• This pressure is maintained by means of water towers and gravity, or by booster pumping stations.• Stepping high in the light gravity and brandishing the bag before her, she ploughed her way out into the open air.• Mars' gravity is only about 38% of Earth's.• This is because the center of gravity of the hammer is in the iron part.• In free fall, only the force of gravity is acting so the body is not in compression.• In the quantum theory of gravity, on the other hand, a third possibility arises.• They'd fly right across the tube, riding the gravity gradients, making it look easy.• I don't think you quite understand the gravity of the situation.• Generally, different theories are used to explain widely different phenomena, from the forces in the atom to gravity. force of gravity• And with her body positioned at a slight incline, her spine benefits from the normal force of gravity.• The rise is a result of the capillary suction which acts against the force of gravity.• Physicists define weight as the force of gravity acting on an object.• This force is universal, that is, every particle feels the force of gravity, according to its mass or energy.• This difference in the force of gravity causes the tides.• Water may enter the soil or bedrock simply through percolation through interconnected voids between particles under the force of gravity.• It was not unlikely that they were closely linked, or even identical, with the forces of gravity and of electromagnetism. (1400-1500) French gravité, from Latin gravitas, from gravis; → GRAVE1 |
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