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epicenter 英　美 ['ɛpɪ,sɛntɚ]

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epicenter

n. 震中；中心　

名词复数:epicenters　

All but one of the deaths were in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak.　除一人外，其他死亡患者都在疾病爆发的中心地墨西哥。

Not only has the epicenter of the quake shifted, but, so far, the tremors have shaken markets differently.　不仅地震的震中发生了转移，而且迄今余震以不同的方式震撼了市场。

1. All but one of the deaths were in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak.

除一人外，其他死亡患者都在疾病爆发的中心地墨西哥。
2. Not only has the epicenter of the quake shifted, but, so far, the tremors have shaken markets differently.

不仅地震的震中发生了转移，而且迄今余震以不同的方式震撼了市场。
3. The nearest observation point is 200 metres from the sarcophagus, and offers a good view of the epicenter of the accident without exposing visitors to "excessive" levels of radiation.

最近的观察点是在200米以外的一个石室上，能很清楚地看到事故发生的中心，而不会让游客暴露在过高的辐射中。

epicenter (n.) 1885 in seismology, "point on the earth's surface directly above the center or focus of an earthquake," from Modern Latin epicentrum (1879 in geological use); see epi- + center (n.). Related: Epicentral (1866).

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