| 单词 | reference point |
| 释义 | reference point (once / 43454 pages) n WORD FAMILY reference point: reference points USAGE EXAMPLESQuiet sitting at room temperature is the standard RMR reference point; this is referred to as one metabolic equivalent, or MET. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Lyster feigns ignorance of other cultural reference points, too, varying the reference point to generate maximum confusion in her target. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) They thought it was all large family sizes and low life expectancies: only the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries served as their reference point. Nature(Dec 14, 2016) n an indicator that orients you generally Syn|Hypo|Hyper point of reference, reference bench mark, benchmark a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point landmarka mark showing the boundary of a piece of land lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's pointa fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading mark, targeta reference point to shoot at white linea white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes buoybright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards mearstone, meerestone, merestonean old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab clouta target used in archery droguea funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane acoustic buoya buoy that can be heard (at night) can, can buoya buoy with a round bottom and conical top conical buoy, nun, nun buoya buoy resembling a cone spar buoya buoy resembling a vertical log indicator a signal for attracting attention |
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