| 词汇 | ground-zero |
| 释义 | ground zero noun uk /ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪə.rəʊ/ us /ˌɡraʊnd ˈzɪr.oʊ/ [ Cusually singular ] the exact place where a nuclear bomb explodes: （核弹的）爆心投影点 The blast was felt as far as 30 miles from ground zero.这次核爆炸在30英里外都感觉得到。 (alsoGround Zero) the place where the World Trade Center stood in New York City before it was destroyed in an attack on 11 September, 2001: （毁于2001年9月11日恐怖袭击的）纽约世界贸易中心遗址 They printed a photograph of firefighters at Ground Zero. Ground zero has become a tourist landmark. [ Cusually singular ] a place where something important happens or starts happening: This little town became famous as ground zero for the Mexican War of Independence. This street can be seen as the ground zero of the city's architectural renaissance. South Florida is ground zero for the trend of a rapidly ageing population. They were concerned for people working in areas close to ground zeros (the sites of nuclear explosions). We went to New York together and visited Ground Zero. The Pope will pray at ground zero in lower Manhattan. The region was ground zero for the nation's first cases of the disease. The city was ground zero for political bloggers as both conservative and liberal bloggers hosted conferences there in the same week. Places and locations anatopism coign of vantage core crime scene deliver something to someone/somewhere direction hill madding makerspace Mecca multi-location multi-site retroperitoneally scene situation spot station stronghold subsite technology park Examples of ground zeroground zero In a short compass one can build working code from groundzero (scalar operations) up to exact calculation of generating functions and solutions of differential equations. We would be starting from groundzero. It is irrefutable that neutron doses at a distance of 40 km from groundzero at the time of detonation were zero. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were told to bare themselves—they were virtually naked—and to roll on the ground at groundzero after various explosions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As they were located at a mustering point at least 34 km from groundzero at the time of detonation, the dose from the flash radiation would have been zero. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was found to be so little evidence of radiation that it was possible to play a game of cricket and to swim within one mile of groundzero. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As with conventional war, there is very little to be said that might help those who were at or close to groundzero of a nuclear explosion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Members of the balloon unit were withdrawn to a safe distance of not less than 12·5 km from groundzero at the time of detonation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not everybody will be within the area of total destruction, even if it is a 20-mile radius from the groundzero of the nuclear strikes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Exposure to the toxins in the debris is alleged to have contributed to fatal or debilitating illnesses among people who were at groundzero. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The expression groundzero was largely connected with nuclear explosions at the time this song was written. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Just minutes before detonation, they knelt and braced themselves against the groundzero side of the trench and then ordered to take cover. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Injuries were reported up to 5 km and damaged houses were reported as far as 10 km from groundzero. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was groundzero for the psychedelic poster. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the distance from groundzero and the additional level of protection proved noteworthy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of ground zero These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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