orbit
orbit 英 [ˈɔ:bɪt] 美 [ˈɔrbɪt]
n. 轨道 v. 绕…轨道而行
进行时:orbiting 过去式:orbited 过去分词:orbited 第三人称单数:orbits 名词复数:orbits
- To orbit is to follow a circular or elliptical path around a central body. Usually a planet, moon or satellite is described as orbiting, but a child who has too much sugar can sometimes orbit around his parents in an annoying fashion.
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- n. 轨道
- v. 绕…轨道而行
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1. the earth's orbit around the sun
地球环绕太阳的轨道
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2. a space station in orbit round the moon
绕月球运行的一个航天站
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3. A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth.
一颗新的人造卫星被送上了环绕地球的轨道。
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4. to come within sb's orbit,to fall within sb's orbit,to be within sb's orbit
进入╱落入╱属于某人的势力范围
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5. The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.
地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。
- orbit (n.) late 14c., "the eye socket," from Old French orbite or directly from Medieval Latin orbita, transferred use of Latin orbita "wheel track, beaten path, rut, course, orbit" (see orb). Astronomical sense first recorded 1690s in English; it was in classical Latin, revived in Gerard of Cremona's translation of Avicenna. The Old English word for "eye socket" was eaghring.
- orbit (v.) 1946, from orbit (n.). Related: Orbited; orbiting.
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