Ground Zero

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT People sometimes use ground zero to refer to the site of a disaster such as a nuclear explosion. However, it is used especially in relation to the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. 核爆點(diǎn); 也指在9.11恐怖襲擊中被燬的世貿(mào)中心[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
Within a half-mile from ground zero, death from radiation poisoning will occur within twelve hours. 在核爆點(diǎn)半英裡內(nèi)，輻射中毒引起的死亡會(huì)在十二小時(shí)內(nèi)發(fā)生。
...Liberty Travel, located just blocks from ground zero in Manhattan. ...自由旅行社位於曼哈頓，距離在911恐怖襲擊中被燬的世貿(mào)中心僅幾個(gè)街區(qū)。