gravity

英 [ˈɡrævəti]

美 [ˈɡrævəti]

n.  重力; 地球引力; 严重性; 严肃; 庄严

复数：gravities　

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牛津词典

noun

• 重力；地球引力
  the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped
  1. Newton's law of gravity
     牛顿万有引力定律
• 严重性
  extreme importance and a cause for worry
  1. I don't think you realise the gravity of the situation.
     我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。
  2. Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence.
     处罚根据罪行的严重程度而有所不同。
• 严肃；庄严
  serious behaviour, speech or appearance
  1. They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
     他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.centre of gravity
• N-UNCOUNT （事态的）严重性，重大
  Thegravity ofa situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness.
  1. They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime...
     应当根据罪行的严重性来惩治他们。
  2. Not all acts of vengeance are of equal gravity.
     并非所有的报复行为都同等恶劣。
• N-UNCOUNT （言谈举止的）庄重，严肃
  Thegravityof someone's behaviour or speech is the extremely serious way in which they behave or speak.
  1. There was an appealing gravity to everything she said.
     她说的每句话都带着一种庄严，很能吸引人。

双语例句

• The stone rolled down the mountain by gravity.
  这块石头由于重力作用而滚下山。
• There was an appealing gravity to everything she said.
  她说的每句话都带着一种庄严，很能吸引人。
• By this electric repulsion and attraction he was able to counterbalance the influence of gravity.
  通过这种电的排斥和吸引，他能够将重力的影响抵销。
• From the equivalence of gravity and acceleration, he constructed his general theory of relativity.
  从这样的引力和加速度的等效性，爱因斯坦构建了他的广义相对论。
• Not all acts of vengeance are of equal gravity.
  并非所有的报复行为都同等恶劣。
• He doesn't think you realize the gravity of the situation.
  他认为你没意识到局势的严重性。
• This method is proved to be universal on security monitoring of gravity dams.
  它与坝体变形和应力、定计算方法一致，对混凝土重力坝安全监控具有广泛的通用性。
• Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
  牛顿提出天体和地球的运动可以用万有引力来解释。
• The first use of high pressure jet and wash technology in foundation treatment of gravity dam is presented.
  文中介绍了高压喷射冲洗工艺首次在我国重力坝基础处理上的应用。
• You define the world and a gravity vector for the world using the gravity and world functions.
  使用gravity和world函数定义此世界和此世界的一个重力矢量。