edge-on

基本解釋

Seen edge-on, the island universe spans about 100, 000 light-years, similar in size to our own Milky Way.
這個側(cè)邊向著我們的島宇宙直徑約10萬光年，與我們銀河系大小相仿。
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a striking galaxy called NGC 4452, which appears to lie exactly edge-on as seen from Earth.
美國宇航局/歐洲宇航局的哈勃太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡觀察到一個引人注目的星系叫做NGC 4452，從地球上看它就是一個側(cè)面體。
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The aurora images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) were made possible by a rare chance to see the planet with its rings edge-on and both poles in view.
哈勃太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡很難得地捕捉到了這一極光圖片，它展現(xiàn)了土星的環(huán)狀側(cè)面圖，使得兩極的極光都能進入視野。

And developers,logging companies, and strip-mine operators on the edge of the swamp can easily upset the delicate balance of nature in the area.
Working at the leading edge of research on cellular biology and genetic skin disorders, Fuchs was the first to precisely describe keratins - the principal structural proteins of skin cells - and identify diseases caused by mutations in the keratin gene.

But if the planet's orbit is nearly edge-on, as viewed from Earth, then the planet will transit its parent star.
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This meant the circuit board would be edge-on to the sky, the worst position to pick up the satellite signals needed to determine its position.
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