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英 [ˈævətɑː(r)]

美 [ˈævətɑːr]

n.  化身(印度教和佛教中化作人形或兽形的神); (尤指电脑游戏或聊天室中代表使用者的)化身

复数：avatars　

BNC.48636 / COCA.16422

牛津词典

noun

• 化身（印度教和佛教中化作人形或兽形的神）
  (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a god appearing in a physical form
• （尤指电脑游戏或聊天室中代表使用者的）化身
  a picture of a person or an animal which represents a person, on a computer screen, especially in a computer game or chat room

英英释义

noun

• the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
  1. the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu
• a new personification of a familiar idea
  1. the embodiment of hope
  2. the incarnation of evil
  3. the very avatar of cunning
  Synonym:embodimentincarnation

双语例句

• Mrs. Clinton embraced the image, making it her Twitter avatar.
  克林顿夫人欣然接受这样的形象，把它用作自己的Twitter头像。
• That information is then transmitted over a fast network, allowing others to see and interact with the avatar.
  这一信息通过高速网络传输过去，使得其他人能够看到并与真人的视频化身交谈。
• So it probably pays not to be too fanciful when designing your avatar.
  因此也许你在设计你的虚拟化身的时候不要设计得太奇怪会有好处。
• It supports text chat, voice functions, and avatar customization.
  它支持文本聊天、语音功能和化身定制。
• I think it worked in Titanic but not in Avatar.
  我认为在《泰坦尼克号》里，而不是《阿凡达》里，这个技术有成功的效果。
• The team could then store and retrieve avatar information and events, and connect them to real people.
  然后，团队可以存储和获取化身信息和事件，把它们与真实的用户联系起来。
• Particularly alarming is the invention of an avatar.
  最惊人的是一个化身的发明。
• Avatar was shot using a new generation of cameras and computer technology pioneered by Mr Cameron and his team.
  《阿凡达》的拍摄，使用了由卡梅隆及其团队开发的新一代摄影机和电脑技术。
• For every message you send, you can modify the avatar's mood and the background.
  为每个信息，你发送，你可以去修改阿梵达的情绪和背景。
• My avatar will be able to live here, or I can sell it to someone else.
  我指定的人可以在那里居住，或者我也可以把它卖给别人。