great circle

基本解釋

Two points determine a great circle on a sphere, so for any two points, cut the orange into half.
球面上的兩點(diǎn)確定一條圓弧，因此任意兩點(diǎn)可將橙子切成兩塊。
So, that's actually a great circle meridian of length, well, I mean, well, the radius is the radius of the sphere.
路程就是個(gè)大圓，我的意思是，這個(gè)圓的半徑是球的半徑。
The archipelago is a hazardous traffic median in the great circle route, the shortest path between ports on either side of the North Pacific.
多島海域是大圓航線上極具危險(xiǎn)的運(yùn)輸中樞，也是連接北太平洋各端港口的最短通道。

Columbus Circle has great stores. It's fairly new, I think.
在哥倫布環(huán)島里有很棒的商店。我認(rèn)為它是相當(dāng)新的。
關(guān)于哥倫布環(huán)島 - SpeakingMax英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)達(dá)人

This lack of maritime surveillance and disaster preparedness is not unique to the great circle route, but the nasty local conditions are.
ECONOMIST: Shipwrecks in the Aleutians
The archipelago is a hazardous traffic median in the great circle route, the shortest path between ports on either side of the North Pacific.
ECONOMIST: Shipwrecks in the Aleutians
Great Whites still circle and sniff for new blood.
FORBES: Se Habla Espanol and No Finding of Misconduct in Chase / LPL Arbitration

a circular section of a sphere that has a radius equal to that of the sphere &rarrcompare small circle