新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spectrum

英  [ˈspektrəm]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • spectra , spectrums

    1[SING 单数型名词] 光谱

    The spectrum is the range of different colours which is produced when light passes through a glass prism or through a drop of water. A rainbow shows the colours in the spectrum.

    双语例句

    例:

    lights known as ultraviolet because on the colour spectrum they lie above violet.

    位于紫色光谱之上的光线被称为紫外线。

    例:

    Yellow is the most luminous of the colour spectrum.

    黄色是色谱中最明亮的颜色。

    2[C 可数名词] 范围

    A spectrum is a range of a particular type of thing.

    近义词

    range

    双语例句

    例:

    She'd seen his moods range across the emotional spectrum.

    她见识过他的情绪波动会有多大。

    例:

    Politicians across the political spectrum have denounced the act.

    各党派的政客们都对该行为表示谴责。

    例:

    The term 'special needs' covers a wide spectrum of problems.

    “特殊需要”这个术语涵盖很广泛的一系列问题。

    3[C 可数名词] 光谱

    A spectrum is a range of light waves or radio waves within particular frequencies.

    双语例句

    例:

    Vast amounts of energy, from X-rays right through the spectrum down to radio waves, are escaping into space.

    大量的能量,从X光直到无线电波,都正被泄露到太空中去。

    例:

    The individual colours within the light spectrum are believed to have an effect on health.

    光谱中的不同颜色被认为对健康有不同的影响。

    例:

    the ultraviolet spectra of hot stars.

    炽热恒星发出的紫外光谱。