| 单词 | globe |
| 释义 | globe n. & v. --n 1. a (prec. by the) the planet earth. b a planet, star, or sun. c any spherical body; a ball. 2. a spherical representation of the earth or of the constellations with a map on the surface. 3. a golden sphere as an emblem of sovereignty; an orb. 4. any spherical glass vessel, esp. a fish bowl, a lamp, etc. 5. the eyeball. --vtr. & intr. make (usu. in passive) or become globular. Phrases and idioms globe artichoke the partly edible head of the artichoke plant. globe-fish any tropical fish of the family Tetraodontidae, able to inflate itself into a spherical form: also called PUFFER-FISH. globe-flower any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Trollius with globular usu. yellow flowers. globe lightning = ball lightning (see BALL(1)). globe-trotter a person who travels widely. globe-trotting such travel. Derivatives globelike adj. globoid adj. & n. globose adj. Etymology: F globe or L globus |
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