ellipses

英 [ɪ'lɪpsiːz] 美 [ɪ'lɪpsiːz]

• n. 椭圆；省略号
• 名词ellipse； ellipsis的复数形式.

英英释义

名词 ellipse:

1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. What causes the ellipses to move in lockstep?
   究竟是什麽原因使得这些椭圆以密集连锁的步伐移动呢？
2. The orbits of the planets are ellipses with the sun at one focus.
   行星的轨道是以太阳作为焦点之一的椭圆。
3. And a bunch of ellipses which can do anything.
   和一串无所不能的省略号。
4. Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from examples.
   省略号标识省略部分内容。