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- a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center圆形实心体, 球体; 球面。
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- an object having this shape; a ball or globe球体物; 球; 地球。
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- a globe representing the earth地球仪。
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- chiefly poetic/literary a celestial body〈主诗/文〉天体。
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- poetic/literary the sky perceived as a vault upon or in which celestial bodies are represented as lying〈诗/文〉苍穹, 天, 天空。
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- each of a series of revolving concentrically arranged spherical shells in which celestial bodies were formerly thought to be set in a fixed relationship天体外壳（指一系列旋转着的同心圆球形壳体之一, 旧时认为各天体以某种固定的相互关系存在于其中）。
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- an area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic（活动、兴趣、专业知识的）范围, 领域; 社会阶层：
political reforms to match those in the economic sphere.
与经济领域的改革相配合的政治改革。
with obj.
1- archaic enclose in or as if in a sphere〈古〉将…封入球体中。
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- form into a rounded or perfect whole形成球体; 形成完美的整体。
短语
music（或harmony）of the spheres
- the natural harmonic tones supposedly produced by the movement of the celestial spheres or the bodies fixed in them天体音乐（想象中天球运行时所产生的自然音乐）。
sphere of influence（或interest）
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- a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments though it has no formal authority势力范围, 利益范围。
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- a field or area in which an individual or organization has power to affect events and developments个人或组织能对之施加重大影响的领域（或范围）。
派生词
spheral
adjective （archaic 〈古〉）词源
Middle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira 'ball'.