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单词 ground zero
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ground zero
noun
uk
/ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪr.oʊ/
[Cusually singular]
theexactplacewhere anuclearbombexplodes:
（核弹的）爆心投影点
Theblastwasfeltasfaras 30milesfromgroundzero.这次核爆炸在30英里外都感觉得到。
(alsoGround Zero)
theplacewhere theWorldTrade Centerstoodin New York City before it wasdestroyedin anattackon 11September, 2001:
（毁于2001年9月11日恐怖袭击的）纽约世界贸易中心遗址
Theyprintedaphotographoffirefightersat Ground Zero.
Ground zero hasbecomeatouristlandmark.
[Cusually singular]
aplacewhere somethingimportanthappensorstartshappening:
This littletownbecamefamousasgroundzero for theMexicanWar ofIndependence.
Thisstreetcan beseenas thegroundzero of the city'sarchitecturalrenaissance.
SouthFlorida isgroundzero for thetrendof arapidlyageingpopulation.
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  • They wereconcernedforpeopleworkinginareasclosetogroundzeros(thesitesofnuclearexplosions).
  • We went to New York together andvisitedGround Zero.
  • The Pope willprayatgroundzero inlowerManhattan.
  • Theregionwasgroundzero for the nation's firstcasesof thedisease.
  • Thecitywasgroundzero forpoliticalbloggers as bothconservativeandliberalbloggershostedconferencesthere in the sameweek.
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(Definition ofground zerofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
ground zero
noun
uk
/ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪr.oʊ/
[Cusually singular]
theexactplacewhere anuclearbombexplodes
（核弹的）爆心投影点
Theblastwasfeltasfaras 30milesfromgroundzero.这次核爆炸在30英里外都感觉得到。
Ground Zero
theplacewhere the World Trade Centerstoodin New York City before it wasdestroyedin anattackon 11September, 2001
（毁于2001年9月11日恐怖袭击的）纽约世界贸易中心遗址

Examplesofground zero

ground zero
In a short compass one can build working code fromgroundzero(scalar operations) up to exact calculation of generating functions and solutions of differential equations.
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We would be starting fromgroundzero.
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It is irrefutable that neutron doses at a distance of 40 km fromgroundzeroat the time of detonation were zero.
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They were told to bare themselves—they were virtually naked—and to roll on the ground atgroundzeroafter various explosions.
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As they were located at a mustering point at least 34 km fromgroundzeroat the time of detonation, the dose from the flash radiation would have been zero.
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There was found to be so little evidence of radiation that it was possible to play a game of cricket and to swim within one mile ofgroundzero.
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As with conventional war, there is very little to be said that might help those who were at or close togroundzeroof a nuclear explosion.
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Members of the balloon unit were withdrawn to a safe distance of not less than 12·5 km fromgroundzeroat the time of detonation.
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Not everybody will be within the area of total destruction, even if it is a 20-mile radius from thegroundzeroof the nuclear strikes.
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Exposure to the toxins in the debris is alleged to have contributed to fatal or debilitating illnesses among people who were atgroundzero.
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The expressiongroundzerowas largely connected with nuclear explosions at the time this song was written.
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Just minutes before detonation, they knelt and braced themselves against thegroundzeroside of the trench and then ordered to take cover.
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Injuries were reported up to 5 km and damaged houses were reported as far as 10 km fromgroundzero.
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It wasgroundzerofor the psychedelic poster.
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However, the distance fromgroundzeroand the additional level of protection proved noteworthy.
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