globe

Word family  noun globe globalization adjective global verb globalize adverb globally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Education, Shapes, patterns, Geography

globe /ɡləʊb $ ɡloʊb/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable]  1. SEa round object with a map of the Earth drawn on it 地球仪 →4  See picture of 见图 globe2  the globe WORLDthe world 地球，世界 We export our goods all over the globe. 我们的商品出口到世界各地。3. CFROUNDan object shaped like a ball 球体，球状物 SYN sphere

Examples from the Corpus

globe• For the occasion the town square was lit up by coloured globes strung together.• The stuffed birds had been encased in glass globes.• Across the globe, sea level varies by hundreds of feet.• A direct and obvious example is that many marine animals are dispersed around the globe by ocean currents.• Moving at the speed of light around the globe, it promotes both greater timeliness and higher quality.• Instead, he came up with a drink that has spread its alcoholic tentacles around the globe.• The cities were beautiful and adorned with all the fine things of the globe.• Friends will be able to visit us in our own special space, from anywhere on the globe.• She will move the pin with which she marks his whereabouts to that spot on the globe.Origin globe (1500-1600) French Latin globus

globe nounChinese  

a Corpus object the Earth a round with map drawn of

globe
globe AC /ɡləʊb $ ɡloʊb/ noun [countable]
1. a round object with a map of the Earth drawn on it
2. the globe the world:
    We export our goods all over the globe.
3. an object shaped like a ball
   SYN  sphere

globe AW BrE /ɡləʊb/ 🔊NAmE /ɡloʊb/ 🔊 noun [countable] an object shaped like a ball with a map of the world on its surface, usually on a stand so that it can be turned 地球仪

compass, globe, GPS, grid, key, latitude, map, navigate, reference, scale

the globe [singular] the world (used especially to emphasize its size) 地球，世界（尤用以强调其大）◆tourists from every corner of the globe来自世界各地的游客 [countable] a thing shaped like a ball 球体；球状物