planet

noun

/ˈplænɪt/

Idioms

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[countable] a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it
- the planets of our solar system
- the planet Earth/Venus/Mars
- the possibility of life deep below the planet's surface
Wordfinder
- climate
- earth
- equator
- equinox
- hemisphere
- International Date Line
- latitude
- map
- planet
- tropic
Extra Examples
- He looked like something from another planet!
- How many planets orbit the sun?
- Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar planets.
- She believes there is life on other planets.
- The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red planet.
- creatures from an alien planet
- rocky planets like Venus and Mars
- the outer planets of our solar system
- the search for Earth-like planets
Topics Spacea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
verb + planet
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
planet + verb
- orbit
preposition
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
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the planet
[singular] used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment
- the battle to save the planet
- (informal, humorous) He must be one of the few people on the planet without a website.
Extra Examples
- Will recycling help save the planet?
- We are destroying the planet with our fossil-fuel lifestyle.
- I don't know a single other person on the planet who has seen this film.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
verb + planet
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
planet + verb
- orbit
preposition
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French planete, from late Latin planeta, planetes, from Greek planētēs ‘wanderer, planet’, from planan ‘wander’.

Idioms

to be on another planet | what planet is somebody on?

(informal, humorous) used to suggest that somebody’s ideas are not realistic or practical
- He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?

单词	planet
释义	planet noun /ˈplænɪt/ /ˈplænɪt/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it the planets of our solar system the planet Earth/Venus/Mars the possibility of life deep below the planet's surface Wordfinder climate earth equator equinox hemisphere International Date Line latitude map planet tropic Extra Examples He looked like something from another planet! How many planets orbit the sun? Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar planets. She believes there is life on other planets. The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red planet. creatures from an alien planet rocky planets like Venus and Mars the outer planets of our solar system the search for Earth-like planets Topics Spacea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective distant alien unknown … verb + planet be in orbit around orbit destroy … planet + verb orbit preposition from a/the planet on a/the planet See full entry the planet [singular] used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment the battle to save the planet (informal, humorous) He must be one of the few people on the planet without a website. Extra Examples Will recycling help save the planet? We are destroying the planet with our fossil-fuel lifestyle. I don't know a single other person on the planet who has seen this film. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective distant alien unknown … verb + planet be in orbit around orbit destroy … planet + verb orbit preposition from a/the planet on a/the planet See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French planete, from late Latin planeta, planetes, from Greek planētēs ‘wanderer, planet’, from planan ‘wander’. Idioms to be on another planet \| what planet is somebody on? (informal, humorous) used to suggest that somebody’s ideas are not realistic or practical He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?
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