the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
freedom from normal restraints in conduct
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
双语例句
1. In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years.
中高纬度地区的降雨量在过去的20到30年间稳步上升了。
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2. Translocating threatened species to a cooler place, to higher latitudes or higher elevations, for example.
将受威胁的物种迁移到较冷的地方,例如高纬度或高海拔地区。
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3. He realized that, from different latitudes, the passage of the planet across the Sun's disc would appear to differ.
他意识到,从不同的纬度上看,行星穿过太阳圆盘的路径似乎会不一样。
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4. The calendars that were developed at the lower latitudes were influenced more by the lunar cycle than by the solar year.
在低纬度地区制定的历法受月球周期的影响比受太阳年的影响更大。
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5. The mightiest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of the high latitudes.
最高大的树原产于北美,但大树遍布全球——从热带到高纬度的北方森林。
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6. Only during the short lag between onset of global temperature change and sea level response can warm-adapted species migrate from the equator toward higher latitudes.
7. If you replenish the ice sheets and frozen waters of the high latitudes, more light will be reflected back into space, so reducing the warming of the oceans and atmosphere.
如果高纬度地区的冰原和冻结的水得到补充,更多的光将被反射回太空,从而减缓海洋和大气的变暖。
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8. Because the latitudinal position of an island also affected its biotic mix, islands in cooler latitudes did not support some tropical species typical of the Pacific islands.
9. A third sources, the warming-enhanced decay of organic matter in forests and soils, especially in the middle and higher latitudes, is now being recognized as potentially significant.
10. This is particularly true for trees in the middle and upper latitudes, which tend to attain greater heights on ridges, whereas in the tropics the trees reach their greater heights in the valleys.