单词	stratosphere
释义	stratospherestrat‧os‧phere /ˈstrætəsfɪə $ -sfɪr/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINstratosphere Origin: 1900-2000 French stratosphère, from Modern Latin stratum ( ➔ STRATUM) + French sphère ‘sphere’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But 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. It also forms a very reflective sulfate aerosol haze in the stratosphere, which efficiently reflects incident sunlight away from Earth. It forces real interest rates into the stratosphere and makes rapid growth extremely difficult. 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. Ozone in the stratosphere forms a natural shield to filter harmful ultraviolet light. So the cloud absorbs sunlight, heating the stratosphere up but stopping warmth from reaching the Earth. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► into the stratosphere  Oil prices soared into the stratosphere. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low · This behaviour is similar to the observed evolution of the mean temperature in the lower stratosphere during 1984 and 1989.· Changes in the tropospheric circulation will affect planetary wave propagation and hence the temperature variability of the lower stratosphere.· In the tropical lower stratosphere, however, O 3 is reduced by up to 7%. 1the stratosphere the outer part of the air surrounding the Earth, from 10 to 50 kilometres above the Earth → atmosphere2[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.
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