英语词汇“orb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

orb

(ôrb)

1. A sphere or spherical object.

a. A celestial body, such as the sun or moon.

b. Archaic The earth.

3. One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to rotate about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.

4. A globe surmounted by a cross, used as a symbol of monarchial power and justice.

5. An eye or eyeball.

6. Archaic Something of circular form; a circle or orbit.

v. orbed, orb·ing, orbs

v.tr.

1. To shape into a circle or sphere.

2. Archaic To encircle; enclose.

v.intr.
Archaic

To move in an orbit.

[Middle English orbe, orbit, from Old French, from Latin orbis, circle, disk, orbit; see orbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

orb

late 12th-century German Imperial Orb of the

Holy Roman Empire

单词	orb
释义	orb (ôrb) n. 1. A sphere or spherical object. 2. a. A celestial body, such as the sun or moon. b. Archaic The earth. 3. One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to rotate about the earth and carry the celestial bodies. 4. A globe surmounted by a cross, used as a symbol of monarchial power and justice. 5. An eye or eyeball. 6. Archaic Something of circular form; a circle or orbit. v. orbed, orb·ing, orbs v.tr. 1. To shape into a circle or sphere. 2. Archaic To encircle; enclose. v.intr. Archaic To move in an orbit. [Middle English orbe, orbit, from Old French, from Latin orbis, circle, disk, orbit; see orbh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] orb late 12th-century German Imperial Orb of the Holy Roman Empire
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