epicenter

英 [ˈɛpɪsɛntə]

美 [ˈɛpəˌsɛntər]

n.  震中；集中点；中心

COCA.16896

英英释义

noun

• the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  Synonym:epicentre

双语例句

• The anomalies obtained with geomagnetic-cross method before earthquake show some superior at the prediction of location, and the crossing point may be the potential epicenter area.
  震前，地磁交汇法出现的异常，再次显示出该方法对地点预测的最大优势，交汇点附近即是未来震中区。这些异常特征对我们认识地震和预测地震都具有一定意义。
• Aba epicenter was located in Wenchuan County, the earthquake caused a serious loss of life and property.
  震中位于阿坝州汶川县，地震造成了严重的生命和财产损失。
• Not only has the epicenter of the quake shifted, but, so far, the tremors have shaken markets differently.
  不仅地震的震中发生了转移，而且迄今余震以不同的方式震撼了市场。
• This information is much more valuable than merely pinpointing the quake epicenter.
  这一信息比仅仅确定震中的位置要有价值得多。
• CCTV reported that the panda facility is about 40 kilometers away from the epicenter.
  据中央电视台报道说大熊猫养殖基地处于距离震中大约40公里的地方。
• Its epicenter was located in the Earth's mid-latitudes rather than near the equator like the Sumatran event.
  它的震中位于地球的中纬度，而不是向苏门答腊那样位于靠近赤道的位置。
• You are not the epicenter of the universe.
  你不是宇宙的核心。
• "We are at the epicenter of an amazing moment," she says.
  “我们正处于惊人发展的时刻”她说。
• The expectation is that the epicenter of the next big earthquake will be in or around Istanbul.
  人们的预期是，下一次大地震的震中将在伊斯坦布尔或其周围。
• At14:28 on May12, the four-Chuan Wenchuan in the earthquake, the epicenter was not only hard-hit areas Wenchuan, the surrounding areas have also been greatly affected.
  五月十二日十四时二十八分，四川汶川级大地震，震中地区汶川受灾严重，周边地区也受到了的。