meteor

英 [ˈmiːtiə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːtiər]

n.  流星

复数：meteors　

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Collins.1 / BNC.23534 / COCA.8626

牛津词典

noun

• 流星
  a piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky as it burns up while falling through the earth's atmosphere
  1. a meteor shower
     流星雨

柯林斯词典

• 流星
  Ameteoris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space.

英英释义

noun

• (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
  Synonym:meteoroid
• a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  Synonym:shooting star

双语例句

• 31 It is time to get ready for the Perseid meteor shower.
  2003年7月31日准备观看英仙座流星雨的时间到了。
• 660. Theoretically, their heir's theory of meteorology can explain the meteor.
  660.从理论上讲，他们的继承人的气象理论能解释这种大气现象。
• We saw a meteor streak across the night sky.
  我们看见一颗流星划过夜空。
• He can tell you one about the meteor story.
  他会告诉你一个关于流星的故事。
• If I were a meteor, I have to stay the night for their own arc.
  如果我是一颗流星，我也要在夜空中留下自己的一段弧线。
• We've come out of hyperspace into a meteor shower.
  我们从外太空进入了流星雨区域。
• Like a flash of lightning, the meteor shot across the sky.
  流星像一道闪光划过天空。
• When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black.
  而当你离开的时候，当流星落下地平线时，一切都变得黑暗了。
• I'm a meteor in the immense universe. The great surge had built up in the Gulf Stream.
  我是在巨大的宇宙里的一颗流星。汹涌的巨浪在墨西哥湾流形成了。
• That night everyone saw a meteor belonging to own, all made very good, very long wish.
  那一晚每个人都看到了属于自己的流星，都许了很好，很长的愿。