epicentre是什么意思？

epicentre

英[ˈepɪsentə(r)] 美[ˈepɪsentər]

• n. 震源，震中，震源地；

复数：epicentres;

例句

• The epicentre was two hours away from the capital Lima where I live. 震中我住的首都利马有两个小时的路程.
• Soldiers have began to reach the isolated epicentre by helicopter. 士兵被空投到隔绝的震中地区.
• Don't forget that all communication at the epicentre also been cut. 别忘了震中的所有通讯都中断了.
• The earthquake had its epicentre two-hundred kilometres north-east of the capital. 那次地震的震中位于首都东北200公里处。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  震中
  The epicentre of an earthquake is the place on the earth's surface directly above the point where it starts, and is the place where it is felt most strongly.
  例句
  The earthquake had its epicentre two-hundred kilometres north-east of the capital. 那次地震的震中位于首都东北200公里处。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake