disc
disc
(美 亦作 disk)
noun
(美 亦作 disk)
noun
- a flat, thin, round object
圆平物；圆盘；圆板，圆片
coins were made by striking a blank disc of metal.
硬币是由空白的金属圆片冲制而成的。
a man's body with an identity disc around the neck.
一个男子的尸体，脖子上挂着一个身份圆牌。
■(disk)an information storage device for a computer in the shape of a round flat plate which can be rotated to give access to all parts of the surface. The data may be stored either magnetically (in a magnetic disk) or optically (in an optical disk such as a CD-ROM)
磁盘，碟片
■short for compact disc
compact disc 的简称
■(dated)a gramophone record
(旧)唱片
■(discs)one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others
塔罗纸牌中的一种花色（和其他花色中的硬币相配） - a shape or surface that is round and flat in appearance
圆形；圆平面
the smudged yellow disc of the moon.
模糊的黄色月轮。 - a roundish, flattened part in an animal or plant, in particular
动植物的圆平部分，尤指
■(亦作 intervertebral disc)a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine
椎间盘
he suffered a prolapsed disc.
他患有椎间盘突出。
■(Botany)(in a composite flower head of the daisy family) a close-packed cluster of disc florets in the centre, forming the yellow part of the flower head
(植)（菊科植物的）花盘
- mid 17th cent. (originally referring to the seemingly flat round form of the sun or moon): from French disque or Latin discus (see discus)
- Generally speaking, the British spelling is disc and the US spelling is disk, although there is much overlap and variation between the two. In particular, the spelling for senses relating to computers is nearly always disk, as in floppy disk, disk drive, and so on
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