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

noun | verb

orbitorbit1 /ˈɔrbɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable]

COLLOCATIONS► put into orbit

Two more satellites were put into orbit (=put into space to travel in an orbit).

1science, physics the path traveled in space by an object which is moving around another much larger object, such as the Earth moving around the Sun: orbit around the Moon’s orbit around the Earthin orbit a space station in orbit around Earth Two more satellites were put into orbit (=put into space to travel in an orbit).orbit of the orbit of the meteor2in/within somebody’s orbit within someone’s area of power and influence

noun | verb

orbitorbit2 ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYorbit²

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin orbita wheel-track

VERB TABLE

orbit

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	orbit
	he, she, it	orbits
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	orbited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have orbited
	he, she, it	has orbited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had orbited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will orbit
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have orbited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am orbiting
	he, she, it	is orbiting
	you, we, they	are orbiting
Past	I, he, she, it	was orbiting
	you, we, they	were orbiting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been orbiting
	he, she, it	has been orbiting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been orbiting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be orbiting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been orbiting

science, physics to travel in a circle in space around a much larger object, such as the Earth or the Sun: Venus orbits the Sun once every 225 Earth days. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin orbita wheel-track]