orbit
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/thecurvedpaththrough whichobjectsinspacemovearound aplanetorstar:
(天体围绕行星或恒星运行的)轨道Thesatelliteis nowinastableorbit.卫星目前在稳定的轨道上运行。
Once inspace, thespacecraftwillgo intoorbitaroundEarth.一旦进入太空,航天器将进入环绕地球的轨道。
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Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- observatory
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon
Idiom
go into orbit
orbit
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪt/us/ˈɔːr.bɪt/tofollowacurvedpatharound aplanetorstar:
绕轨道运行,沿轨道围绕(行星或恒星)运行On thismissionthe Shuttle will orbit (theEarth) at aheightof several hundredmiles.此次任务中,这架航天飞机将在距地面数百英里的高空绕(地球)轨道运行。
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Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- observatory
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon