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horizon

/huh-rahy-zuhn/US // həˈraɪ zən //UK // (həˈraɪzən) //

地平线,视野,天边,天际

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
    • : Astronomy. the small circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is tangent to the earth at the position of a given observer, or the plane of such a circle .Also called rational horizon .the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the center of the earth and is parallel to the sensible horizon of a given position, or the plane of such a circle .
    • : the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or the like.
    • : Usually ho·ri·zons . the scope of a person's interest, education, understanding, etc.: His horizons were narrow.
    • : Geology. a thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation.
    • : Also called soil ho·ri·zon . any of the series of distinctive layers found in a vertical cross section of any well-developed soil.

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Examples

  • Others have linked the animal carvings at the site to specific constellations, proposing that a scorpion depicted underground might represent Scorpio below the horizon.

  • The post While cut media company pay might be returning soon, confidence in the ad marketplace not on the horizon appeared first on Digiday.

  • Always look to broaden your horizon, as new customers await your amazing products!

  • Brands need to be developing the strategies and at least have these issues on the horizon.

  • With stay-at-home orders on the horizon, “our business just dried up immediately,” he says.

  • But without any peace talks on the horizon, everyone is now left to their own devices.

  • They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.

  • Ebah, speaking from his home in the camp, said suggestively, “There are signs of a big thing on the horizon.”

  • In many ways, Kansas City is a leaving town, a place for pioneers and rovers with an eye on the distant horizon.

  • But with the 2016 presidential season on the horizon, the Texas firebrand has subtly changed his tune over the last six months.

  • See how those distant peaks rise serenely over the southern horizon!

  • The sky was alight from zenith to horizon, the Nile aflame with sunrise, by the time the letter was written.

  • The grand mountain-top bearing that name he had known well in many a distant horizon.

  • He saw the Theban Hills rolling their dark, menacing wave along the far horizon.

  • The horizon, however, was lowering and hazy, and the sun had not force enough to tear the murky veil asunder.

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