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

• Throughout his speech he accented the gravity of the situation.
  他的讲话自始至终强调时局的严重性。
• This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence
  这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为，还是一种严重的背信行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is introduced how to use GRACE data to compute the gravity changes.
  探讨如何运用GRACE数据进行重力变化的计算和分析。
• So we use another method which attenuates the gravity and expel forces by a function of simulation time.
  因此，我们用另一种方法，衰减的严重性和被驱逐的仿真时间的函数力量。
• 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。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.
  万有引力控制着天体的运动。
• 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。