| 单词 | epicentre |
| 释义 | epicentre noun[C] environment,militaryUKspecialized(USepicenter)uk/ˈep.ɪ.sen.tər/us/ˈep.ə.sen.t̬ɚ/thepointon the earth'ssurfacedirectlyabove anearthquakeoratomicexplosion （地震）震中；（原子弹爆炸的）中心，爆炸点Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
Examplesofepicentreepicentre The youth orchestra really did become a socialepicentre. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers consider the louma to be theepicentreof quickmoving processes of social transformation. From theCambridge English Corpus After the early '70s, this level of professional consensus locating habitat at theepicentreof professional culture ceased. From theCambridge English Corpus Otherwise, it becomes impossible for communities to determine the socialepicentre- and hence, relational boundaries - of the specific individuals, families and spirits involved. From theCambridge English Corpus Just how does one locate theepicentreof a fish finger? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every building within 80 to 90 kilometres of theepicentreof the earthquake is in ruins. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is not only a functioning institution; it is also theepicentreof an evolving process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they obliged to take prisoners (at theepicentreof the battle) which would inhibit the due performance of their military duty? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is idle to pretend that it was not theepicentreof a battle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The epicentres of drug misuse are bound to be different from the rest of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can affect peoples remote from the epicentres of nuclear power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It withstood last year's earthquake, despite the fact that it was extremely close to theepicentreof the quake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It looks to me as though theepicentreof the tunnel will be immediately below my living room. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Due to its untapped natural resources, this region could soon become theepicentreof international conflict. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Clearly we will continue to work in a spirit of constructive consensus but theepicentreof that consensus has moved sharply. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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