Asteroid

['æstərɒɪd] or ['æstərɔɪd]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).

(adj.) shaped like a star .

編輯:莎蒂--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.

弗里达編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Small planet.

整理:康拉德

解釋/意思:

n. one of the minor planetary bodies revolving between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.—adj. Asteroid′al.

編輯:珀西