1. 重力;地球引力 Gravity is the force which causes things to drop to the ground.
e.g. Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth. 要不是重力使箭落向地面,它們將永遠以直線(xiàn)往前飛行。
2. (事態(tài)的)嚴重性,重大 The gravity of a situation or event is its extreme importance or seriousness.
e.g. They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime... 應當根據罪行的嚴重性來(lái)懲治他們。 e.g. Not all acts of vengeance are of equal gravity. 并非所有的報復行為都同等惡劣。
3. (言談舉止的)莊重,嚴肅 The gravity of someone's behaviour or speech is the extremely serious way in which they behave or speak.
e.g. There was an appealing gravity to everything she said. 她說(shuō)的每句話(huà)都帶著(zhù)一種莊嚴,很能吸引人。