| 单词 | meteor |
| 释义 | meteor noun[C] uk/ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/us/ˈmiː.t̬i.ɔːr/apieceofrockor othermatterfromspacethatproducesabrightlightas ittravelsthrough theatmosphere 流星Compare falling starUKinformal shooting starinformal meteorite meteoroid Astronomy
meteor| American Dictionarymeteor noun[C] us/ˈmi·t̬i·ər,-ˌɔr/(alsoshooting star)asmallpieceofmatterthatfallsfromspacewithgreatspeed,producingabrightlightas itentersthe earth’satmosphere(= theairsurroundingit) Examplesofmeteormeteor Suppose the stock of knowledge could be improved to permit deflecting or destroying themeteorbefore it caused harm. From theCambridge English Corpus Other teams using the standard model were either unsuccessful, or had to use fitting to pastmeteorstorms to empirically set their prediction parameters. From theCambridge English Corpus Then instead of a star over some variable glyph, the actual logograph was meant to depict a star in motion-ameteor. From theCambridge English Corpus A chancemeteor, a chance eruption, or a chance alteration in solar activity can not only devastate life but also obliterate it. From theCambridge English Corpus Shouldn't the term be applied to students of meteors and other heavenly bodies? From theCambridge English Corpus Since they do occur fairly regularly, one could conceivably attempt a correlation of the major yearlymeteorshowers with the timing of warfare. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, in some reports there are much more explicit links, suggesting that red rain fell from clouds during ameteorshower. From theCambridge English Corpus And this was the rule for hundreds of meteors who did not leave any signs of their passage. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, red rain was seen on the same day as ameteor. From theCambridge English Corpus However, doubts have been expressed about whether reports of ameteorwere merely a coincidence. From theCambridge English Corpus This prediction success continued in the following years and included outbursts in othermeteorstreams. From theCambridge English Corpus Since comet orbits intersect the earth's orbit in welldefined regions, modern scientists can predict the days on which we can expect to seemeteorshowers. From theCambridge English Corpus A single observer would find it impossible to distinguish themeteoras being far from the realm of the stars. From theCambridge English Corpus If the button isn't pressed within ten seconds of noon, themeteorwill not be destroyed, and the many will die. From theCambridge English Corpus Maybe the report of ameteorairburst event just before the falls of red rain is not purely coincidental. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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