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hydrosphere

/hahy-druh-sfeer/US // ˈhaɪ drəˌsfɪər //UK // (ˈhaɪdrəˌsfɪə) //

水圈,水球,水层

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.

Examples

  • We all exist in the hydrosphere, all downstream from one another.

  • As the heat of the interior increased, these gases transpired to the surface and formed the primitive atmosphere and hydrosphere.

  • The question of the origin of the Atlantic basin, like that of the other great divisions of the hydrosphere, is still unsettled.