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单词 satellite
释义
satellite
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/us
/ˈsæt̬.əl.aɪt/

satellitenoun[C](IN SPACE)

B2
adevicesentup intospacetotravelaround theearth, used forcollectinginformationorcommunicatingbyradio,television, etc.:
人造卫星
TheWorldCup wastransmittedaround theworldbysatellite.世界杯通过卫星向全球转播。
aspy/weathersatellite间谍／气象卫星
satellitetelevision/TV卫星电视
picture of satellite
Erik Simonsen/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages
anaturalobjectmovingaround alargerobjectinspace:
卫星
Themoonis Earth's satellite.月球是地球的卫星。
More examples
  • The satellite willfragmentandburnup as itfallsthrough the earth'satmosphere.
  • Wehopetobringyou alivereportfrom Ouagadougouviaoursatellite hook-up.
  • Theconcertwasbeamedby satellite all over theworld.
  • The satellite willobserveobjectsthat areparticularlyinterestingastronomically.
  • Thearrivalof satellitetelevisionchangedthefaceofbroadcasting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Communications - general words
  • anti-satellite
  • app
  • autodial
  • autodialler
  • cable
  • cybernetics
  • fibre optics
  • hack
  • multipath
  • noise
  • non-computer
  • non-network
  • optical fibre
  • patch
  • patchsomeonethrough
  • pick
  • silent
  • trace
  • Zoombomber
  • Zoombombing
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Astronomy

satellitenoun[C](COUNTRY)

(alsosatellite state)
acountrycontrolledby ordependingon a morepowerfulcountry
卫星国，附庸国
Compare
client state
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Colonization & self-government
  • acknowledgement of country
  • annex
  • annexation
  • anti-colonial
  • anti-colonialism
  • colonize
  • colony
  • commonwealth
  • condominium
  • crown colony
  • imperialist
  • independence
  • Independence Day
  • intercolonial
  • land acknowledgment
  • recolonization
  • recolonize
  • secede
  • secession
  • the Raj
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(Definition ofsatellitefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

satellite| American Dictionary

satellite
noun[C]
us
/ˈsæt·əlˌɑɪt/
physics
anaturalobjectmovingaround alargerobjectinspace, or anartificialobjectsentup intospacetotravelaround theearth:
aspy/weathersatellite
Themoonis a satellite of theearth.
(Definition ofsatellitefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

satellite| Business English

satellite
noun
uk
/ˈsætəlaɪt/us
[C]COMMUNICATIONS
apieceofequipmentthat issentup intospacetotravelround theEarth, used forcollectinginformationorcommunicatingbyradio,television, etc.:
Thecostoflaunchinga satellite intoorbitisvast.
by satelliteHe willaddressthe Trade Convention by satellite onFriday.
satelliteradio/phone/communications
asatellitephotograph/map/image
[U]COMMUNICATIONS
→satellite television:
on satelliteThematchwill only beshownon satellite.
Theirsatellite andcabledivisionsellsprogrammesponsorship.
asatellitebroadcaster/provider/company
asatellitechannel/show/service
[C]
anorganizationorplacethat iscontrolledby ordependson abiggeror morepowerfulplace:
a satellite of sthThecompanyis anoverseassatellite ofSouthAfrica's Anglo American Corporation.
asatellitestate/city
(Definition ofsatellitefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsatellite

satellite
The methane content in the mixtures varied from 2 to 10 % according to the latest estimations for this molecule in the satellite's atmosphere.
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How real was the anxiety over a domino effect rolling in from the rebellious satellites?
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The heights are converted into local heights above local sea level using geoid models based on gravity data from satellites, aircraft and surface measurements.
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Other discoveries have led to the conclusion that several percent of all asteroids have satellites large enough to be discovered remotely.
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A large amount of spectral data from planets, satellites and comets have been collected via remote telescopic observations and space missions.
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The application of this work is to possible instabilities of satellites due to fluid motions in fuel tanks.
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Aspectual adverbs were utilized, as were verbs combining manner of motion and path, along with satellites indicating deixis and directionality.
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The edges of sorted polygons, which have been imaged on the planet by satellites, might be high-priority places to search for evidence of past life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
How could one dare to explore the moon and set satellites in space without it?
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The dielectronic satellites lead to a further broadening on the red wing.
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A comparison of the measured spectra and the line calculation model reveals the role of dielectronic satellites in general.
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Even for higher plasma temperatures, satellites, and the intercombination line will not vanish.
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A few more nights could have made the satellites' periodic behavior more evident.
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All of these new systems are designed to be coordinated by selfconfiguring networks of satellites, sensor arrays and supercomputers.
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Further developments in image processing occurred in the following years in the context of medical research and earth-orbiting satellites.
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Collocationswithsatellite

satellite

These are words often used in combination withsatellite.

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artificial satellite
It allows crew members to contact starships in orbit without relying on anartificialsatelliteto relay the signal.
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commercial satellite
Clearly, the prospects for acommercialsatellitesystem must depend on its continuous use for international telegraph and telephone services rather than for television relaying.
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Hansard archive
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infrared satellite
The center of the storm promptly became ill-defined oninfraredsatelliteimagery, simultaneously recurving to the west.
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