新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

crater

英  [ˈkreɪtə]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • craters

    1[C 可数名词] (撞击或爆炸形成的)大坑

    A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.

    双语例句

    例:

    The explosion, believed to be a car bomb, left a ten-foot crater in the street.

    这次爆炸,据说是一个汽车炸弹引起的,在街道上留下了一个10英尺的大坑。

    例:

    Experts calculate that a 3km asteroid could gouge a crater 60km across, and destroy an area the size of Mexico.

    专家们计算,一枚3公里的小行星可以砸出一个直径60公里的大坑,破坏面积有墨西哥那么大。

    例:

    An ancient gigantic volcanic crater provides the perfectly shaped circle of Simpson Harbour.

    一个古老的巨型火山坑构成了辛普森湾完美的圆形。