英语

gravitationally

gb/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli/ us/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli/
C1 英语
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adverb technical C1 relation
1

because of the force of gravity

because of gravity; using gravity.

用法模式: [something] [verb] gravitationally
常见错误:
Often used in scientific contexts; it does not mean simply “very heavy.”
近义词
due to gravity (A common phrase with the same cause-and-effect meaning.) | by gravity (A shorter phrase, often used in technical explanations.)
反义词
non-gravitationally (Describes effects not involving gravity.)
搭配
attract gravitationally |interact gravitationally |pull gravitationally |be affected gravitationally |be influenced gravitationally |be coupled gravitationally |bind gravitationally |orbit gravitationally |gravitationally induced |gravitationally driven
主题
physics |space |science
例句
  • The two galaxies interact gravitationally, slowly changing each other’s shapes.
  • Dust and gas attract gravitationally and can eventually form stars.
  • The spacecraft was still gravitationally influenced by Earth even at that distance.
学习者例句
  • The Moon and Earth pull gravitationally on each other.
  • The objects attract gravitationally.
adverb literary C2 property
2

irresistibly, as if pulled

in a way that feels like a strong pull.

用法模式: [someone] [be/feel] gravitationally drawn to [someone/something]
常见错误:
This figurative use is uncommon in everyday speech; “strongly drawn” is more natural.
近义词
irresistibly (More common and not tied to the gravity metaphor.) | magnetically (A similar metaphor for strong attraction.)
反义词
indifferently (Suggests no attraction or pull.)
搭配
gravitationally drawn |gravitationally pulled |gravitationally attracted
主题
relationships |writing
例句
  • She felt gravitationally drawn to the old neighborhood, even after years away.
  • The camera lingers on the doorway, as if the viewer is gravitationally pulled inside.
学习者例句
  • I felt gravitationally drawn to the music.
语法
词典原形
gravitationally
IPA
GB/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli/
US/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli/
音节与重音
grav - it - a - tion - ally (5 个音节)
Stress on 3rd syllable (a)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: gravitationally
  • Plural: gravitationallies
词族
Forms
gravitationallies noun
Core family
gravity noun B1 gravitational adjective C1
Related words
gravitate verb B2 gravitation noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
antigravity noun weightless adjective
相关表达

gravitationally bound

1
/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli bˈaʊnd/
fixed phrase technical

held together by gravity

staying together because of gravity.

例句
  • The two stars are gravitationally bound and orbit a common center of mass.
  • Most of the gas in the cluster is gravitationally bound to the cluster’s dark-matter halo.

gravitationally challenged

1
/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒd/
fixed phrase informal

humorous: clumsy or prone to falling

joking way to say “clumsy.”

例句
  • I’m a bit gravitationally challenged, so I avoid high heels.
  • He joked that he was gravitationally challenged after tripping over the curb again.

gravitationally lensed

1
/ɡɹˌævɪtˈeɪʃnəli lˈɛnst/
fixed phrase technical

bent by gravity like a lens

its light is bent by gravity.

例句
  • The distant galaxy appears stretched because it is gravitationally lensed by a foreground cluster.
  • Several images of the same quasar were seen, gravitationally lensed by an intervening galaxy.

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