sextant

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英[ˈsekstənt]

美[ˈsɛkstənt]

基本意思释义

n.（航海用的）六分仪

词性变化

复数:sextants;

短语及实用例句

Sextant can be used for exploration and navigation.

六分仪可用于航海和勘探中.

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Is sextant still widely used for navigation?

六分仪现在仍然广泛应用于航海 吗 ?

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To navigate , they must fix their sextant on something concrete.

要行动, 就必须要立足于某个坚实的事物上.

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Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.

另外的早期仪器还有六分仪和星盘.

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Sextant once played a very important role in navigation.

六分仪曾经在航海中扮演了重要角色.

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Sextant can be used for exploration and navigation .

六分仪可用于航海和勘探中。

辞典例句

英英释义

Noun

1. a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

2. a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant