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stratosphere

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++strat·os·phere /ˈstrætəsfɪə $ -sfɪr/ noun  1. the stratosphere HAHEthe outer part of the air surrounding the Earth, from 10 to 50 kilometres above the Earth 平流层,同温层 atmosphere2 HIGH POSITION OR RANK[singular] informal a very high position, level, or amount 极高档;极高层;极高水平;极大量 Oil prices soared into the stratosphere. 石油价格飙升。 He’s now at the top of the political stratosphere. 他现在身处政界高层。
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stratosphereBut he expects good sales from certain novels below the CrichtonGrisham stratosphere.But with no corresponding drop in birthrates the population line was propelled into the demographic stratosphere.So the cloud absorbs sunlight, heating the stratosphere up but stopping warmth from reaching the Earth.It also forms a very reflective sulfate aerosol haze in the stratosphere, which efficiently reflects incident sunlight away from Earth.Ozone in the stratosphere forms a natural shield to filter harmful ultraviolet light.It was the Unwins, in the stratosphere of ecstasy, who led Upper Gumtree into the winners' circle.Nuclear explosions produce shock waves which can inject oxides of nitrogen into the stratosphere.It forces real interest rates into the stratosphere and makes rapid growth extremely difficult.into the stratosphereThey raise horrendous amounts of dust, which is carried by the rising mushroom clouds into the stratosphere.The budget deficit quadrupled in the 1980s, and the public debt followed it into the stratosphere.Nuclear explosions produce shock waves which can inject oxides of nitrogen into the stratosphere.Impatience is justified if theory moves off into the stratosphere, so to speak.It forces real interest rates into the stratosphere and makes rapid growth extremely difficult.The nation's teenage pregnancy rate is soaring into the stratosphere.
Origin stratosphere (1900-2000) French stratosphère, from Modern Latin stratum ( → STRATUM) + French sphère sphere
strat·os·phere nounChineseSyllable
the outer of air the part surrounding the Corpus


stratosphere
stratosphere /ˈstrætəsfɪə $ -sfɪr/ noun
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: stratosphère, from Modern Latin stratum ( stratum) + French sphère 'sphere'
1. the stratosphere the outer part of the air surrounding the Earth, from 10 to 50 kilometres above the Earth ⇨ atmosphere
2. [singular] informal a very high position, level, or amount:
    Oil prices soared into the stratosphere.
    He’s now at the top of the political stratosphere.


strato·sphereBrE /ˈstrætəsfɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstrætəsfɪr/ 🔊 nounthe stratosphere [singular] the layer of the earth's atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the surface of the earth 平流层   compare ionosphere strato·spher·ic BrE /ˌstrætəˈsferɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌstrætəˈsferɪk/ 🔊, also /ˌstrætəˈsfɪrɪk/ 🔊 adjectivestratospheric clouds平流层云in/into the ˈstratosphere(informal) at or to an extremely high level 在(或到)极高水平The technology boom sent share prices into the stratosphere. 科技热潮使得股价飙升到极高的水平。🔊🔊