circumference

英 [səˈkʌmfərəns]

美 [sərˈkʌmfərəns]

n.  圆周; 圆周长

复数：circumferences　

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牛津词典

noun

• 圆周；圆周长
  a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line
  1. the circumference of the earth
     地球的周长
  2. The earth is almost 25 000 miles in circumference .
     地球的周长大约为25 000英里。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)周长
  Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
  1. ...a scientist calculating the earth's circumference...
     计算地球周长的科学家
  2. The island is 3.5 km in circumference.
     这个岛周长3.5千米。
• N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)边缘，周缘
  Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is its edge.
  1. Cut the salmon into long strips and wrap it round the circumference of the bread.
     把鲑鱼切成长条，缠裹在面包上。

英英释义

noun

• the size of something as given by the distance around it
  Synonym:perimeter
• the length of the closed curve of a circle
• the boundary line encompassing an area or object
  1. he had walked the full circumference of his land
  2. a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
  Synonym:circuit

双语例句

• The teacher pointed to the circle on the blackboard and explained the terms "circumference" and "diameter".
  老师指着黑板上的圆，解释了“圆周”和“直径”这两个术语。
• Do not confuse ever the tangential acceleration, which is along the circumference, with a centripetal acceleration.
  但是别把这个切向加速度，它是沿着圆周的，和向心加速度混淆。
• Both waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio proide a measure of central obesity.
  腰围值和腰臀比值是测量中心型肥胖的方法。
• When would I ever need to compute the circumference of a circle?
  我几时曾需要计算圆周长了？
• Studies comparing changes in waist circumference among different groups have yielded similar results.
  两项研究都对不同组别腰围的变化进行了比较，并得出了相似的结论。
• Cut the salmon into long strips and wrap it round the circumference of the bread.
  把鲑鱼切成长条，缠裹在面包上。
• The ratio of circumference to diameter is approximately 3.1416.
  圆周长与直径的比大约是3.1416。
• In addition, the ratio between waist circumference and hip circumference is also an important indicator to measure health.
  另外，腰围和臀围之比也是一个衡量健康的重要指标。
• The PI method returns the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter.
  PI方法返回圆周与直径的比率。
• Lower leg length-girth index had significant correlation with height, weight, and hip circumference.
  小腿长全腿长指数与身高、体质量和臀围均无关；