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crater

English → Chinese

noun//ˈkreɪtə(r)//

(地貌) 陨石坑:陨石或其他天体撞击行星表面后形成的环形凹坑

The lunar surface is covered with thousands of craters from billions of years of impacts.

(Chinese) 月球表面布满了数十亿年来因撞击而形成的数千个陨石坑。

Scientists studied the massive crater in Arizona to understand the force of the ancient meteorite.

(Chinese) 科学家们研究了亚利桑那州那个巨大的陨石坑,以了解古代陨石的冲击力。

verb//ˈkreɪtə(r)//

(比喻) 惨败:指计划、经济或股价等突然彻底崩溃或大幅下跌

Economists warned that the national currency could crater if the debt crisis isn't resolved.

(Chinese) 经济学家警告说,如果债务危机得不到解决,本国货币可能会大幅贬值。

The tech company's stock began to crater after the disappointing quarterly earnings report.

(Chinese) 在令人失望的季度财报公布后,这家科技公司的股价开始暴跌。

Entry ID: en:zh:crater · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary