meteor

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n. 流星, 大气现象

发音

UK /ˈmiːtɪ.ə/
UK /ˈmiːtɪɔː/
US /ˈmiːtiɚ/
US /ˈmiːɾiɚ/
US /ˈmiːtioɹ/

词形变化

meteors 复数 meteors meteored meteoring meteors 三单 meteoring 现在分词 meteored 过去式 meteored 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

流星； 大气现象

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).

    气象
  2. 2.

    A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.

    流星

  3. 3.

    A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.

    艺术 体育
  4. 4.

    A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.

    政治 体育 军事
  5. 5.

    Any short-lived source of wonderment.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To move at great speed.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

meteoroid shooting star

上位词 2

light visible light

下位词 3

fireball meteorite bolide

整体词 1

meteor shower

相关短语

meteor shower n. 流星雨 meteor showers meteor hammer 流星锤 meteor hammers meteor bumper meteor bumpers

词源

From Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”). The original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, but the meaning of "meteor" is now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.

来源：wiktionary