horizon

noun

1. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

e.g. It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge

Synonym: viewpurview

2. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

Synonym: apparent horizonvisible horizonsensible horizonskyline

3. the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

Synonym: celestial horizon

4. a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

1. 地平线
The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.

e.g. A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay...
一个模糊的灰影出现在地平线上。那里一定是加来，法伊心想。
e.g. The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
太阳已经落到了地平线下面。

2. 范围;眼界;见识
Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.

horizon

e.g. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life...
随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
e.g. By embracing other cultures and genres, we actually broaden our horizons, rather than narrow any existing ones.
通过接纳其他文化和体裁，我们实际上拓宽了领域，而不是让现有的范围变得狭窄。

3. 已露端倪的;即将发生的
If something is on the horizon, it is almost certainly going to happen or be done quite soon.

horizon的反义词

e.g. With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon...
对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
e.g. Suddenly, with war on the horizon, the army seemed in danger of disintegration...
随着战争即将爆发，军队似乎突然面临分崩离析的危险。

1. horizon

1. 水平线：英国广播公司电视节目<>(Horizon)调查了一些言词夸大的大化妆品品牌后,向观众报告说,真的有一种产品功效毫不夸大,价格也不昂贵. 节目播出后第二天,原价约三十三美元的博姿(Boots)抗皱精华乳霜(No.7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum)在英国各主要城市销售一空.

2. 层位：今天要把jason7.0做的等厚图层位(horizon)加到landmark里面去作图,找了一圈,没有找到匹配格式,看来又要写个awk代码.

3. 层：profile). 土壤剖面是从地表向下挖掘直至母质的一段垂直切面. 切面上常常可观察到1个或多个呈水平状分布的条带或层次,这些层次称为土层(horizon)或发生层. 典型的森林土壤剖面可划分为O、A、B、C四个层次