greenwich
美音:
[´grenıtʃ
]英音:
[´grenıtʃ
]n.格林威治(位于英国伦敦东南部,为本初子午线所经之地,原设有英国皇家格林威治天文台),格林威治镇(位于美国康涅狄格州)
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greenwich为短语/超纲词汇
greenwich
Green·wich
an area of southeast London on the River Thames. The original British Royal
observatory (=a special building from which scientists watch the moon, stars etc) is there, and the
meridian (=an imaginary line which divides the eastern and western halves of the world) passes through the grounds of the Observatory.
1. The line of zero degree longitude passes through Greenwich. 经度零度线穿过格林威治。
2. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. 格林威治天文台的高级职员每天把大钟校对两次。
3. One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich. 人们在格林威治仍可看到19世纪最有名的帆船之一"卡蒂萨克"号。
4. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. 格林尼治天文台的官员们每天两次派人矫正此钟。
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