epicenter

英 ['epɪsentə] 美 ['epɪˌsentə]

• n. 震中；中心

英英释义

Noun:

1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A lot of Tibetan live in the epicenter, together with Qiang and Han.
   许多西藏人就住在震中，跟汉族羌族一道。
2. Thanks to planes, some food and tents were sent on time to the epicenter.
   多亏了飞机把食物和帐篷及时送到震中。
3. China happened to be the epicenter of the SARS breakout this year.
   中国恰巧是今年非典的中心。
4. The epicenter of the quake was situated at Chi-Chi in central Taiwan.
   这次的震央处于台湾中心的集集。

词汇搭配

• epicentre 震中
• epicenter map 震中图
• instrumental epicenter 仪器测定震中...
• epicenter shift 震中迁移
• earthquake epicenter 地震震中

近反义词

【近义词】

• epicentre 震中