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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sphere /sfɪə $ sfɪr/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 
1. ROUNDa ball shape 球，球形，球体 →5 see picture at 见图 shape12 AREA OF KNOWLEDGE, DUTIES, STUDY ETCa particular area of activity, work, knowledge etc 〔活动、工作、知识等的〕范围，领域in the ... sphere television’s increasing role in the political sphere 电视在政治领域中越来越重要的作用public/private sphere Women have often been excluded from positions of power in the public sphere. 女性常常被排除在公共领域的实权职位之外。3. somebody’s/something’s sphere of influence PGa person’s, country’s, organization’s etc sphere of influence is the area where they have power to change things 某人/某事物的势力范围，某人/某事物的影响所及的范围n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a particular area of activity, work, knowledge etcadjectivesthe public sphere (=public positions and activities)Men still controlled the public sphere.the private sphereAfter the war, women refused to return quietly to the private sphere.the political sphereUnions became more active in the political sphere.the economic sphereWill the reform programme be extended beyond the economic sphere? the domestic sphereMore women started to be trained for tasks outside the domestic sphere.the social sphereThe following chapter considers the influence of factors in the wider social sphere.Examples from the Corpus
sphere• The volume of a sphere is equal to twice the square of its radius, multiplied by pi.• Mitchell's greatest achievements have been in the diplomatic sphere.• Officially, children no longer relegate women to some less valued domestic sphere.• Each sphere is thus in contact with eight other spheres.• Others disagree, and find the determinant factors in the economic sphere.• At the top of each column is a perfect sphere of white marble.• The public sphere can not be left entirely to the private marketplace.• Wars are waged, as ever, over real territory and real spheres of influence.• She has a good reputation in scientific spheres.• Cozy is a generous description of the inside of the sphere.• Thus the sphere of influence of Tyneside spreads far out into the surrounding countryside and along the coast.public/private sphere• In many respects it seemed that feminist aims regarding women's rights in the public sphere had been achieved.• In the public sphere, women must assume sufficient power to change the cultural imagery and the political landscape.• Women used their supposedly greater spirituality as a further justification for transcending the confines of the private sphere.• The cultural move from an autonomous and independent sculpture back to the public sphere inevitably raises the spectre of popular culture.• They were seen instead as being naturally subject to their husbands and necessarily confined to the private sphere.• Without undervaluing the private sphere itself, we can still say that this arrangement works to the advantage of men.• The public sphere can not be left entirely to the private marketplace.-sphere /sfɪə $ sfɪr/ suffix [in nouns] technical XXrelating to the air or gases surrounding the Earth 〔围绕地球的大气的〕层 the atmosphere 大气层Origin sphere (1200-1300) Old French espere, from Latin sphaera, from Greek sphaira “ball, sphere”sphere noun →n COLLOCATIONS1-sphere suffixLDOCE OnlineChinese
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sphere
sphere AC /sfɪə $ sfɪr/
noun [countable]
1. a ball shape
2. a particular area of activity, work, knowledge etc
in the ... sphere
television’s increasing role in the political sphere
public/private sphere
Women have often been excluded from positions of power in the public sphere.
3. sb’s/sth’s sphere of influence a person’s, country’s, organization’s etc sphere of influence is the area where they have power to change things
■ adjectives
▪the public sphere (=public positions and activities) Men still controlled the public sphere.
▪the private sphere After the war, women refused to return quietly to the private sphere.
▪the political sphere Unions became more active in the political sphere.
▪the economic sphere Will the reform programme be extended beyond the economic sphere?
▪the domestic sphere More women started to be trained for tasks outside the domestic sphere.
▪the social sphere The following chapter considers the influence of factors in the wider social sphere.
■ types of shapes
▪square a shape with four straight sides that are equal in length and four angles of 90 degrees
▪circle a round shape that is like an O
▪semicircle half a circle
▪triangle a shape with three straight sides and three angles
▪rectangle a shape with four straight sides and four angles of 90 degrees
▪oval a shape like a circle, but that is longer than it is wide
▪cylinder an object in the shape of a tube
▪cube a solid object with six equal square sides
▪pyramid a shape with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top
▪sphere a shape like a ball
sphere AC /sfɪə $ sfɪr/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: espere, from Latin sphaera, from Greek sphaira 'ball, sphere'
Language: Old French
Origin: espere, from Latin sphaera, from Greek sphaira 'ball, sphere'
1. a ball shape
2. a particular area of activity, work, knowledge etc
in the ... sphere
public/private sphere
3. sb’s/sth’s sphere of influence a person’s, country’s, organization’s etc sphere of influence is the area where they have power to change things
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