英:['epɪsentə]
美:['epɪˌsentə]
英:['epɪsentə]
美:['epɪˌsentə]
ep·i·cen·ter
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epicentral (adj.)
词根:epicentre
n.epicentre 震中
地震学中的1885年,“地震中心或焦点正上方的地球表面点”,源自现代拉丁语 epicentrum(地质学中的1879年); 参见 epi- + center(n.)。相关词汇: Epicentral(1866年)。
New Latin epicentrum, from epi- + Latin centrum center
The first known use of epicenter was in 1880
epidemic1 of 2adjective
spreading widely and affecting many individuals at one time
epidemic2 of 2noun
an outbreak of epidemic disease
a sudden rapidly spreading outbreak or growth
a crime epidemic
epidemic1 of 2adjective
spreading widely and affecting many individuals at one time
epidemic2 of 2noun
an outbreak of epidemic disease
a sudden rapidly spreading outbreak or growth
a crime epidemic
epidemic1 of 2adjective
spreading widely and affecting many individuals at one time
epidemic2 of 2noun
an outbreak of epidemic disease
a sudden rapidly spreading outbreak or growth
a crime epidemic
epicyclenoun
a circle according to an early astronomy theory in which a planet moves and which has a center that is itself carried around at the same time on the circumference of a larger circle
epicyclenoun
a circle according to an early astronomy theory in which a planet moves and which has a center that is itself carried around at the same time on the circumference of a larger circle
epicurenoun
a person with carefully improved tastes in food or wine
epic1 of 2adjective
of, relating to, or being like an epic
an epic poem
unusually long or great in size or scope
epic genius
epic2 of 2noun
a long poem telling of the deeds of a hero and often centering on the ideals of a nation or culture
epicenternoun
the part of the earth's surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake
epicenternoun
the part of the earth's surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake
1 Stephen Legari, who took the job, normally sees about 1,200 participants each year, but demands for his services have increased as Montreal — the epicenter of Canada’s coronavirus outbreak — reopens.
2 In Sendai, the closest big city to the earthquake’s epicenter, restaurants, hotels and shops downtown are open for business.
3 But an earthquake of that size would probably cause major property damage near the epicenter, experts said.
专家说,这种规模的地震可能会在震中造成严重的财产投失。
4 “Bob is the epicenter of why Nonesuch and its artists have had a relationship with BAM,” Mr. Melillo said.
5 The epicenter of sticker shock is moving from the car dealer's showroom to the tire shop.
价格标签带来的震撼开始从汽车经销商的展示厅转移到轮胎店.
6 Between 1905 and 1925, the Fly Room at Columbia was the epicenter of genetics, a catalytic chamber for the new science.
7 It is a mystery how he located the epicenter.
他是怎样测定震中的还是个谜.
8 The film promises to go "behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter."
9 The whole thing is unfolding like a fairy tale, in the sense that Paris is the epicenter of fencing in the world.
10 Even references to America as the “epicenter” of the crisis, when per capita death rates in many other countries, including a number in Western Europe, are higher, Ms. Gessen said, reflects a wrongheaded frame.
11 If Ms. Dwan’s galleries weren’t a financial success, they were epicenters of artistic activity, places where artists met and a cross-pollination of ideas took place.
12 Sandbags were stacked near Sana University and Change Square — the epicenter of the protests — and residents locked their doors to block government-backed snipers from using rooftops.
13 The peninsula is still Charleston’s gastronomic epicenter, which means a lot of the best restaurants are within walking distance from one another.
14 Years ago, they were dense neighborhoods in cities like San Francisco and New York, serving as refuges from racism, entry points to America, residential and cultural epicenters of Chinese-American life.
15 This year, she began showing her collections in Paris, the creative and commercial epicenter of luxury fashion.
16 “There is a large and growing interest in Latin American art in Europe, and London is the epicenter of that,” said Alejandro Zaia, the fair chairman.
17 Mexico remains the epicenter of the swine flu outbreak, with more than 150 deaths blamed on the virus.
墨西哥仍然是猪流感疫症爆发的中心,已经有150多人死于猪流感。
18 The old-but-new leadlights are destined to shine on what business and government cheerleaders see as the epicenter of a wide movement to propel Madrid into the big league of global shopping destinations.
19 Florida may be the epicenter of the problem — it’s said to be the largest hurricane-prone place in the world — but insurance costs are also causing trouble in California and Colorado.
20 The comedy hot spot is situated in Westlake, northwest of the downtown bar scene and southeast of the region’s comedy epicenter, in West Hollywood.