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地平线

Definition

(noun) The line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet

Examples

太阳沉落至地平线以下,将天空染成了红色和橙色的色调。
The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in red and orange hues.
  • 我盯着地平线发呆,手里的咖啡都凉了。

    I stared at the horizon until my coffee went cold.

  • 天还没亮,地平线那边先透出一条灰白色的光。

    Before dawn, a strip of gray-white light showed up along the horizon.

  • 从甲板上看,地平线像被刀子划开了一样,海和天分得特别清楚。

    From the deck, the horizon looked cut clean in two, with the sea and sky separated so clearly.

  • 我们快到山口时,地平线突然被一排黑松挡住了。

    When we were almost at the pass, a row of black pines suddenly blocked the horizon.

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