sphere
noun OPAL W
/sfɪə(r)/
/sfɪr/
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几何 球；球体；球形 - The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
地球并不是一个完全的球体。
- The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
- any object that is completely round, for example a ball
圆球；球状物 - an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society
范围；领域；阶层；界 - the political sphere
政界 - This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。 - He and I moved in totally different social spheres.
我和他进入了完全不同的社会圈子。
- Rome's sphere of influence extended across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
罗马的势力范围遍及欧洲、北非以及中东地区。 - Rome's sphere of influence extended as far as Scotland.
罗马的势力范围扩张至苏格兰。 - His work is little known outside the academic sphere.
他的成果在学术界以外鲜为人知。 - In the novel, men and women enjoy separate spheres of action.
在这部小说里，男人和女人喜欢完全不同的行为。 - The matter is outside my sphere of responsibility.
这件事不归我负责。 - The region is within the Russian sphere of influence.
这一地区在俄罗斯的势力范围内。 - Debate should be confined to the sphere of economics rather than politics.
辩论应限定在经济领域而不是政治领域。 - The government had control over all spheres of life.
政府控制了生活的所有领域。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wider
- separate
- academic
- …
- in somebody’s/the sphere
- within somebody’s/the sphere
- outside somebody’s/the sphere
- …
- a sphere of activity
- a sphere of influence
- a sphere of life
- …
- the political sphere
- -sphere(in nouns
构成名词 （包围地球等的大气的）层 - ionosphere
电离层 - atmosphere
大气层
- ionosphere
词源Middle English: from Old French espere, from late Latin sphera, earlier sphaera, from Greek sphaira ‘ball’.