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

1 (noun) in the sense of path

Definition

the curved path followed by something, such as a heavenly body or spacecraft, in its motion around another body

the point at which the planet's orbit is closest to the sun

Synonyms

path

A group of reporters blocked his path.

The tornado wrecked everything in its path.

course

For nearly four hours we maintained our course northwards.

track

following the track of a hurricane

cycle

the business cycle of recession and rebound

circle

She moved only in the most exalted circles.

revolution

The gear drives a wheel 1/10th revolution per cycle.

passage

They elbowed a passage through the shoppers.

rotation

the daily rotation of the earth upon its axis

trajectory

the trajectory of an artillery shell

sweep

ellipse

circumgyration

2 (noun) in the sense of sphere of influence

Definition

a range or sphere of action or influence

Cora dazzled all who came within her orbit.

Synonyms

sphere of influence

the British or American spheres of influence

reach

The elite are no longer beyond the reach of the law.

range

The trees on the mountain within my range of vision had all been felled.

influence

province

Opera remained largely the province of the aristocracy.

scope

the scope of a novel

sphere

the sphere of international politics

domain

This sort of information should be in the public domain.

compass

Within the compass of a book of this size, such a comprehensive survey is not practicable.

ambit

medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement

(verb) in the sense of circle

Definition

to move around (a heavenly body) in an orbit

the first satellite to orbit the Earth

Synonyms

circle

This is the ring road that circles the city.

ring

The area is ringed by troops.

go round

compass

The Christians fled when they saw the city being compassed with armies.

revolve around

encircle

A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.

circumscribe

gird

a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams

circumnavigate

单词	orbit
释义	Trends of orbit View usage for: orbit (ɔːʳbɪt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense orbits, present participle orbiting, past tense, past participle orbited 1. variable noun [oft in/into N] An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time. The planet is probably in orbit around a small star. 2. verb If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth. [VERB noun] Synonyms: circle, ring, go round, compass More Synonyms of orbit 3. singular noun [with supplement, oft with poss] The orbit of a particular person, group, or institution is the area over which they have influence. He is a man who still commands enormous respect within the orbit of football clubmanagement. More Synonyms of orbit orbit in British English (ˈɔːbɪt) noun 1. astronomy the curved path, usually elliptical, followed by a planet, satellite, comet, etc, in its motion around another celestial body under the influence of gravitation 2. a range or field of action or influence; sphere he is out of my orbit 3. anatomy the bony cavity containing the eyeball Nontechnical name: eye socket 4. zoology a. the skin surrounding the eye of a bird b. the hollow in which lies the eye or eyestalk of an insect or other arthropod 5. physics the path of an electron in its motion around the nucleus of an atom verb 6. to move around (a body) in a curved path, usually circular or elliptical 7. (transitive) to send (a satellite, spacecraft, etc) into orbit 8. (intransitive) to move in or as if in an orbit Word origin C16: from Latin orbita course, from orbis circle, orb orbit in American English (ˈɔrbɪt) noun 1. the bony cavity containing the eye; eye socket 2. a. the actual or imaginary path taken by a celestial body during its periodic revolution around another body b. the path taken by an artificial satellite or spacecraft around a celestial body 3. the range of one's experience or activity; ordinary course of life 4. Zoology the skin around the eye of a bird verb intransitive 5. to move in an orbit or circle verb transitive 6. to put (a satellite or spacecraft) into an orbit in space 7. to move in an orbit around Derived forms orbital (ˈorbital) adjective Word origin MFr orbite < ML orbita < L, path, track < orbis, a circle, wheel; (sense 2) L orbita Examples of 'orbit' in a sentence orbit This is not one star but two in tight orbit around each other. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He is the sun; the other dancers orbit around him. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A number of future political stars entered his orbit. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This confirms that it orbits the two stars. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The same small telescope will also show the four brightest moons as they orbit around the planet. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Could some of the planets orbiting other stars harbour beings that we could recognise as intelligent? Times, Sunday Times (2010) There is no evidence low earth orbit has any effect. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Many planets have highly elliptical orbits that would cause huge temperature variations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The largest known planet that orbits another star has been discovered. Times, Sunday Times (2007) An astronaut orbiting 230 miles high grabbed his camera to capture the cloudless scene. The Sun (2011) Japan was the third area to enter the Chinese orbit. Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995) In space the animals were kept in five containers that automatically opened after reaching orbit and closed once it was time to return. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Then how about a stay in the galaxy's very first hotel in orbit? Times, Sunday Times (2007) We have a change in the shape of the orbit which takes around 100,000 years to complete. Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990) It will orbit the Moon for one year. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This mass began to orbit the planet, forming our moon. Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002) In fact the eccentricity of the earth's elliptical orbit has only a minor effect on the seasons. Fisher, David E. Fire and Ice - the Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, and Nuclear Winter (1990) Recent upgrades on Earth mean that the laser teams can measure the lunar orbit to within a few millimetres. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We are the only country to have attained the capacity to reach earth's orbit and then renounced it. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Like Earth, it orbits a sun at the right distance to make life possible. The Sun (2012) It has become one of more than 20,000 items of space junk whose unstable low orbits mean they will one day hurtle back to the surface. Times, Sunday Times (2016) As it passes by the Sun it will disturb the comet orbits and cause a comet shower, just as an alien star would do. Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989) In other languages orbit British English: orbit NOUN An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time. American English: orbit Brazilian Portuguese: órbita Chinese: > 轨道天体运行的 European Spanish: órbita French: orbite German: Umlaufbahn Italian: orbita Japanese: 軌道 Korean: 궤도 European Portuguese: órbita Latin American Spanish: órbita British English: orbit VERB If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path. They launched the first satellite to orbit the earth. American English: orbit Brazilian Portuguese: orbitar Chinese: > 绕..轨道运转天体运行的 European Spanish: orbitar French: graviter autour de German: umkreisen Italian: orbitare intorno a Japanese: ～の周りを旋回する Korean: 궤도를 돌다 European Portuguese: orbitar Latin American Spanish: orbitar Chinese translation of 'orbit' orbit (ˈɔːbɪt) n (c) [of planet, satellite etc] 轨(軌)道 (guǐdào) (条(條), tiáo) vt [earth, moon etc] 环(環)绕(繞) ... 运(運)行 (huánrào ... yùnxíng) to put a satellite into orbit 将(將)卫(衛)星送入轨(軌)道 (jiāng wèixīng sòngrù guǐdào) 1 (noun) in the sense of path Definition the curved path followed by something, such as a heavenly body or spacecraft, in its motion around another body the point at which the planet's orbit is closest to the sun Synonyms path A group of reporters blocked his path. The tornado wrecked everything in its path. course For nearly four hours we maintained our course northwards. track following the track of a hurricane cycle the business cycle of recession and rebound circle She moved only in the most exalted circles. revolution The gear drives a wheel 1/10th revolution per cycle. passage They elbowed a passage through the shoppers. rotation the daily rotation of the earth upon its axis trajectory the trajectory of an artillery shell sweep ellipse circumgyration 2 (noun) in the sense of sphere of influence Definition a range or sphere of action or influence Cora dazzled all who came within her orbit. Synonyms sphere of influence the British or American spheres of influence reach The elite are no longer beyond the reach of the law. range The trees on the mountain within my range of vision had all been felled. influence province Opera remained largely the province of the aristocracy. scope the scope of a novel sphere the sphere of international politics domain This sort of information should be in the public domain. compass Within the compass of a book of this size, such a comprehensive survey is not practicable. ambit medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement (verb) in the sense of circle Definition to move around (a heavenly body) in an orbit the first satellite to orbit the Earth Synonyms circle This is the ring road that circles the city. ring The area is ringed by troops. go round compass The Christians fled when they saw the city being compassed with armies. revolve around encircle A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. circumscribe gird a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams circumnavigate Additional synonyms in the sense of ambit Definition limits or boundary medicines which fall outside the ambit of the price-fixing agreement Synonyms range, reach, sweep, extent, scope, radius in the sense of circumscribe Definition to draw a geometric figure around (another figure) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect Synonyms surround, bound, enclose, encompass, encircle, mark off, environ in the sense of compass Definition limits or range Within the compass of a book of this size, such a comprehensive survey is not practicable. Synonyms range, field, area, reach, scope, sphere, limit, stretch, bound, extent, zone, boundary, realm Synonyms of 'orbit' orbit Explore 'orbit' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of compass The Christians fled when they saw the city being compassed with armies. Synonyms surround, invest (rare), enclose, blockade, encompass, besiege, beset, encircle, circumscribe, hem in, environ in the sense of course Definition the path or channel along which a river moves For nearly four hours we maintained our course northwards. Synonyms route, way, line, road, track, channel, direction, path, passage, trail, orbit, tack, trajectory in the sense of cycle Definition a complete series of recurring events the business cycle of recession and rebound Synonyms series of events, round, circle, revolution, rotation in the sense of domain Definition a particular area of activity or interest This sort of information should be in the public domain. Synonyms sphere, area, field, concern, scene (informal), sector, territory, province, arena, realm in the sense of encircle Definition to form a circle round A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. Synonyms surround, ring, circle, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, enfold, environ, gird in, begird (poetic), enwreath in the sense of gird a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams Synonyms surround, ring, pen, enclose, encompass, encircle, hem in, enfold, environ, engird in the sense of passage Definition a channel or opening providing a way through They elbowed a passage through the shoppers. Synonyms way, route, path, course, way through in the sense of province Definition an area of learning, activity, etc. Opera remained largely the province of the aristocracy. Synonyms area, business, concern, responsibility, part, line, charge, role, post, department (informal), field, duty, function, employment, capacity, orbit, sphere, turf (slang), pigeon (British, informal) in the sense of range The trees on the mountain within my range of vision had all been felled. Synonyms scope, area, field, bounds, province, orbit, span, domain, compass, latitude, radius, amplitude, purview, sphere in the sense of reach Definition the range of influence or power The elite are no longer beyond the reach of the law. Synonyms jurisdiction, power, influence, territory, command, sphere, sway, compass, mastery, ambit Additional synonyms in the sense of revolution Definition one complete turn in a circle The gear drives a wheel 1/10th revolution per cycle. Synonyms rotation, turn, cycle, circle, wheel, spin, lap, circuit, orbit, whirl, gyration, round in the sense of ring Definition to put a ring round The area is ringed by troops. Synonyms encircle, surround, enclose, encompass, seal off, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, gird in the sense of rotation the daily rotation of the earth upon its axis Synonyms revolution, turning, turn, wheel, spin, spinning, reel, orbit, pirouette, gyration in the sense of scope Definition the area covered by an activity or topic the scope of a novel Synonyms range, capacity, reach, area, extent, confines, outlook, orbit, span, sphere, compass, remit, terms of reference, ambit, purview, field of reference in the sense of sphere Definition a particular field of activity the sphere of international politics Synonyms field, range, area, department (informal), function, territory, capacity, province, patch, scope, turf (slang), realm, domain, compass, walk of life in the sense of track Definition the mark or trail left by something that has passed by following the track of a hurricane Synonyms course, line, path, orbit, trajectory, flight path in the sense of trajectory Definition the path described by an object moving in air or space, esp. the curved path of a projectile the trajectory of an artillery shell Synonyms path, line, course, track, flight, route, flight path
随便看	shakespearian shake the dust from one's feet shake the dust from your feet shake the dust off one's feet shake the foundations of something shake up shake-up shakeup shakhty shakier shakiest shakily shakiness shaking palsy shako shakt shakta shakti shaktism shaktist shakudo shakuhachi shaky shaky foundations shaky ground

Trends oforbit

orbit

orbit in British English

orbit in American English

Examples of 'orbit' in a sentenceorbit

In other languagesorbit

Chinese translation of 'orbit'

orbit

n (c)

vt

Additional synonyms

Synonyms of 'orbit'

orbit

Additional synonyms

Additional synonyms

Trends of
orbit

Examples of 'orbit' in a sentence
orbit

In other languages
orbit