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gravity

noun
/ˈɡrævəti/
/ˈɡrævəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. (abbreviation g)
    the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped重力;地球引力
    • Newton’s law of gravity牛顿万有引力定律
    see also centre of gravity, zero gravity
    Extra Examples
    • Gravity bends light like a lens.引力像透镜一样使光线弯曲。
    • Gravity pulls objects together.引力的作用使物体聚在一起。
    • The building leans so much that it seems to defy gravity.这幢大楼倾斜得很厉害,似乎在挑战地球引力的存在。
    • The water flows from the tank by gravity to the houses below.水箱里的水由于引力的作用流到下面的房子里。
    • the weak gravity on the moon月球上的微弱引力
    Topics Spacec1, Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • low
    • weak
    • zero
    verb + gravity
    • defy
    gravity + verb
    • pull something
    • bend something
    preposition
    • by gravity
    phrases
    • centre/​center of gravity
    • the force of gravity
    • the law of gravity
    See full entry
  2. (formal) extreme importance and a cause for worry严重性 synonym seriousness
    • I don't think you realise the gravity of the situation.我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。
    • Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence.处罚根据罪行的严重程度而有所不同。
    Extra Examples
    • The threat is not being treated with the gravity it deserves.恐吓没有得到应有的重视。
    • Criminal law does not treat traffic offences with the gravity they deserve.刑事法未能根据交通违章行为的严重程度加以处罚。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    verb + gravity
    • appreciate
    • realize
    • understand
    preposition
    • with gravity
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  3. (formal) serious behaviour, speech or appearance严肃;庄严
    • They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    verb + gravity
    • appreciate
    • realize
    • understand
    preposition
    • with gravity
    See full entry
  4. see also grave1
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (2)): from Old French, or from Latin gravitas ‘weight, seriousness’, from gravis ‘heavy’. Sense (1) dates from the 17th cent.

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