新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

gravityIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈɡrævɪti]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

1. [U 不可数名词] 地球引力 , 重力
Gravity is the force that causes things to drop to the ground.
双语例句
例：
Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.
要不是重力使箭掉落地上，它将会一直沿直线往前飞行。
2. [U 不可数名词] （事态、事件等的）重要
The gravity of a situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness.
双语例句
例：
The president said those who grab power through violence deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime.
总统说那些通过暴力攫取权力的人应当根据其罪行的严重程度受到相应的惩罚。
3. [U 不可数名词] （行为、说话的）严肃
The gravity of someone's behaviour or speech is the extremely serious way in which they behave or speak.
双语例句
例：
There was an appealing gravity to everything she said.
她所说的一切都带有一种吸引人的庄严。

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