atlas

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  • n.
    地图集
    〈比喻〉身负重担的人

单词词源

atlas 地图册

泰坦巨人Atlas,与宙斯争位战败,被罚手撑天柱,因出现在早期的地图册上而得名。词源同词根tol, 举起,见extol, 抬举,赞美。

双语例句

1. The corresponding map in the atlas itself indicated that significant portions of greenland 's coastline had become ice-free .
相应地图集里的地图也表明,格陵兰岛绝大部分的海岸线都已经成为不冻区。
2. Even the world 's first " atlas " , produced by mercator in 1595 , could go for less than 1 00000 .
即便是墨卡托在1595年完成的全世界第一部“地图集”,或许不到10万英镑就可以买到。
3. Neuroscientists now have an atlas of which genes are active in the brain
神经科学家们现在有了一张图谱,从中可以知道哪些基因在脑中表现活跃
4. The atlas ranks cities by the number of pictures taken in their central districts .
这个地图册以市中心被拍摄的数量来排列大城市。
5. The harpercollins subsidiary collins geo , publisher of the times atlas 's 13th edition , has apologized for the news release and says it is " urgently reviewing " the map of greenland .
第十三版的泰晤士地图集出版商collinsgeo,也就是harpercollins的附属公司,已经为新闻发布的事情道歉,并且声称格陵兰岛地图要紧急进行审查。

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