| 单词 | sofar |
| 释义 | sofar[ soh-fahr ] / ˈsoʊ fɑr / nouna system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other. Origin of sofar1945–50; so(und)f(ixing)a(nd)r(anging) Words nearby sofarSoerakarta, soever, SOF, sofa, sofa bed, sofar, so far as, so far, so good, sofa surfing, sofa table, sofer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sofarsofar / (ˈsəʊfɑː) / nouna system for determining a position at sea, esp that of survivors of a disaster, by exploding a charge underwater at that point. The times taken for the shock waves to travel through the water to three widely separated shore stations are used to calculate their position Word Origin for sofarC20: from so (und) f (ixing) a (nd) r (anging) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sofarso far Also, thus far. Up to this point, as in So far we haven't seen him in the crowd, or They've made very little progress on their report thus far. [c. 1300] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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