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the globe
the earth地球; 世界：collecting goodies from all over the globe.
从世界各地收集精品。
1.1
- a spherical representation of the earth or of the constellations with a map on the surface地球仪; 天球仪。
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- a spherical or rounded object球状物; 球体：
orange trees clipped into giant globes.
被修剪成一个个巨大圆球的橘子树。
2.1
- a glass sphere protecting a light灯泡。
2.2
- a drinking glass shaped approximately like a sphere（近似）球形的玻璃杯：
a brandy globe.
球形白兰地酒杯。
2.3
- a golden orb as an emblem of sovereignty（象征主权的）金球。
派生词
globe-like
adjectivegloboid
adjective & nounglobose
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'spherical object'）： from Old French, or from Latin globus.