sundial

/ˈsʌnˌdaɪəl/

Meanings

noun

日晷, 阳历

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

Examples :

"The sundial in the garden showed that it was almost noon. "

花园里的日晷显示着快到中午了。

Related Words

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

series noun

/ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/ /ˈsiɹiz/

系列，连续，一连串

"A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company."

一连串看似无关紧要的事件最终累积起来，导致了公司的倒闭。

marks noun

/mɑːks/ /mɑɹks/

界限，边界。

"The farmer carefully placed the fence posts to show the marks of his property, preventing his cows from wandering onto the neighbor's land. "

农夫小心地竖起栅栏桩，以标明他财产的界限，防止他的牛跑到邻居的土地上。

almost noun

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

差一点，差点儿。

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

在所有提交的稿件中，他们发现了四篇明显值得发表的论文，还有另外十几篇差一点儿就能发表的。

gnomon noun

/-mən/

日晷指针，表针，日影柱。

"The gnomon on the sundial in the park cast a long shadow, indicating it was late afternoon. "

公园里日晷的表针（日影柱）投下了长长的影子，表明已经是傍晚时分了。

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

位置，地点，方位。

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

我在教室里最喜欢的位置是靠窗户的地方。

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

花园，园圃

"a vegetable garden a flower garden"

菜园花园

device noun

/dəˈvaɪs/

设备，装置。

"There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener."

厨房里有很多家用设备，比如洗碗机、垃圾处理器或电动开罐器。

engraved verb

/ɪnˈɡɹeɪvd/

雕刻，铭刻

"He engraved the plaque with his name."

他把自己的名字雕刻在了牌匾上。

measuring verb

/ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

测量，衡量

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer. You should measure the angle with a spirit level."

我们用温度计测量了温度。你应该用水平仪测量角度。

shadow noun

/ˈʃædəʊ/ /ˈʃædoʊ/

阴影，影子。

"My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set."

随着太阳开始落下，我的影子也越来越长。

plate noun

/pleɪt/

盘子，碟子。

"I filled my plate from the bountiful table."

我从摆满食物的桌子上，往我的盘子里盛满了食物。