Comet
['kɒmɪt] or ['kɑmət]
解释:
(noun.) (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
整理:马提--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix.
录入:帕特里斯
同义词及近义词：
n. Blazing star.
录入:帕特里斯
解释:
n. a heavenly body with an eccentric orbit having a definite point or nucleus a nebulous light surrounding the nucleus and a luminous tail preceding or following the nucleus.—adjs. Com′etary Comet′ic.—ns. Com′et-find′er a telescope of low power used to search for comets; Cometog′raphy; Cometol′ogy.
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娱乐性解释：
To dream of this heavenly awe-inspiring object sailing through the skies, you will have trials of an unexpected nature to beset you, but by bravely combating these foes you will rise above the mediocre in life to heights of fame. For a young person, this dream portends bereavement and sorrow.
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例句:
- Ere long, some noted singers and musicians dawned upon the platform: as these stars rose, the comet-like professor set. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- To aid the effect, a reflector was employed, and when the rays were directed to the clouds, they had the appearance of a huge comet, the reflector being the nucleus. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Bell called his boat the Comet, in commemoration of the remarkable eccentric luminary which was at that time frightening Europe from its propriety. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Gibbon couples the Justinian epidemic with the great comet of 531, and with the very frequent and serious earthquakes of that reign. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Alexandros began to move it about, and like the flaming sword of St Michael, or the tail of a comet, it swept in a tremendous arc across the dark sky. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- The average individual does not bother himself much about the calculation of eclipses, or the laws which govern the movements of an erratic comet. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Such a puff is what we call a comet. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Things will grow and ripen as if it were a comet year, said Will. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Comets, meteors, an d eclipses were considered as omens portending pestilence, national disaster, or the fate of kings. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- They have observed ninety-three different comets, and settled their periods with great exactness. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- He also invented a barometer, and as an astronomer suggested that the return of comets might be calculated. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- At the same time the book contains interesting conjectures in reference to the relati on of earthquakes and volcanoes, and to the fact that comets travel in fixed orbits. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- The comets are to be regarded as parts of the system, akin to the planets, but more remote from the control of the centripetal forc e of the sun. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
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