/ɪˈkweɪtə(r) ||; ɪˈkwetɚ/(also the Equator) noun [sing] the imagined line around the earth at an equal distance from the North and South Poles 赤道: north/south of the Equator 赤道以北 / 南The island is on the equator. 这个岛位于赤道上。 ☞picture at earth 见 earth 插图