centre of gravity

英 [ˌsentər əv ˈɡrævəti]

美 [ˌsentər əv ˈɡrævəti]

n.  (物体的)重心

化学

牛津词典

noun

• （物体的）重心
  the point in an object at which its weight is considered to act

柯林斯词典

• 重心
  Thecentre of gravityof an object is a point in it. If this point is above the base of the object, it stays stable, rather than falling over.

英英释义

noun

• the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act
  Synonym:center of gravity

双语例句

• The centre of gravity of the world may be tilting from the US and Europe to Asia, accelerated by a financial crisis that has brought the west low and left others, China and India among them, stronger.
  世界的重心也许正在从美国和欧洲向亚洲转移，一场使西方低头、而令中国和印度等其它国家更为强大的金融危机，加速了这种转移。
• Their activity has shifted the centre of gravity from the mountains to the coastal area.
  他们把活动重心由山区转到沿海一带。
• Here the central task of the Party is to mobilize all forces to restore and develop production; this should be the centre of gravity in all work.
  党在这里的中心任务，是动员一切力量恢复和发展生产事业，这是一切工作的重点所在。
• The centre of gravity of the Party's work has shifted from the village to the city.
  党的工作重心由乡村移到了城市。
• But the relative shift of the centre of gravity does bring China more confidence.
  但是，全球经济重心的相对转移确实给予中国更多的信心。
• This signifies not so much a drag on the world economy as a realignment of its centre of gravity.
  与其说这会对世界经济造成拖累，毋宁说意味着全球经济重心的转移。
• The wrong shoes can affect the body's centre of gravity.
  不舒适的鞋子会影响身体的重心。
• The centre of gravity in the world shifts to East Asia& Pacific.
  世界权力的中心转移到东亚和太平洋地区。
• He identifies himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight.
  他把自己与形体的重心、质量、重量联系在一起。
• China's centre of gravity lies right here where we are and nowhere else.
  中国的重心不在任何别的方面，而在我们这一方面。