| 释义 |
globe
I. \ˈglōb\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin globus — more at clip
1. : something that is spherical or rounded : sphere, ball: as
a.
(1) : a round typically hollow and metal ball that has a map of the earth drawn on it and that is usually set so as to be rotatable at an angle corresponding to the inclination of the earth's axis
< rotated the terrestrial globe until the crimson triangle of India was opposite their eyes — Aldous Huxley >
(2) : a similar ball that shows the configurations of the heavens (as the location and arrangement of the constellations)
< referring to a celestial globe during the lecture >
b. : planet
< still undiscovered globes in space >
especially : earth — usually used with the or this
< journeys over much of the globe — R.A.Cordell >
< every habitable part of this globe >
< airglow appears to be present at all times and is distributed over the entire globe — C.T.Elvey >
c. : a golden ball carried by sovereigns as an emblem of authority : orb 1c(3)
< His the scepter, crown, and globe — P.B.Shelley >
d. : a spherical or rounded typically glass vessel (as a fishbowl) or covering (as a lampshade) or housing (as an electric light bulb)
e. : eyeball
2. obsolete : a closely massed group or compact body
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
archaic : to form into a globe
intransitive verb
archaic : to appear as a globe : take the form of a globe |