1 a line we imagine through the middle of an object, around which the object turns 轴;轴线:
The earth rotates on its axis.地球绕地轴自转。☞picture at earth 见 earth 插图
2 a fixed line used for marking measurements on a diagram (graph) (图表上的)坐标,轴,参考轴线,基线:
the horizontal/vertical axis横/纵坐标轴
axis/ˋæksIs; ˈæksəs or ˈæksIs/n [C] plural axes /-siz; -siːz/1 the imaginary line around which a large round object, such as the Earth, turns〔地球等的〕轴﹐轴线see picture at见 GLOBE 图2 a line at the side or bottom of a GRAPH , used for marking measurements〔图表的〕轴线﹐坐标轴