粵

赤cek3道dou6

cek3 dou6chì dào

English

  1. equator (of the earth or a celestial body)
  2. celestial equator
  3. equator

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一條喺地面距離北極同南極相等嘅線,線上每一點緯度係0度;亦可以以同相概念套用喺其他星球(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 可可樹只可以喺某啲氣候條件下種植。 佢只係喺赤道兩邊20 ° 嘅區域產生果實。 另外,佢需要好嘅土壤同足夠嘅水。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 那条船昨天穿过了赤道。

    That ship crossed the equator yesterday.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 赤道把地球分为两个半球。

    The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我去澳大利亚旅游的时候第一次穿越了赤道。

    I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 在未來,赤道附近的居民很有可能成為氣候難民。

    In the future, people who live in equatorial regions will probably be climate refugees.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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