| 单词 | planet |
| 释义 | planet (once / 214 pages) 1n 2n A planet is a celestial body that revolves around a star. In our solar system, Earth is the third planet from the sun. The word planet comes from the Greek planetes, which means "wanderer." Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by the wandering of celestial bodies in the night sky. If a variety of factors come together so that something works out well for you, you can say that the planets aligned. You parents weren't sure if your family was going to be able to go on vacation, but then the planets aligned and off to Florida you were. WORD FAMILYplanet: planetary, planetoid, planets+/planetary: interplanetary, planetarily/planetoid: planetoids USAGE EXAMPLESThey just think the beasts lived alongside humans on a planet that’s only about 6,000 years old. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) We need a new way to power the planet. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) As we warm the planet and its oceans, there is more energy available to fuel these hurricanes. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper major planet evening star a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky Earththe 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on Jupiterthe largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky Red Planeta small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color Mercurythe smallest planet and the nearest to the sun Neptunea giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants Plutoa small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets Saturna giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun Uranusa giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites Venusthe second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star' inferior planet any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit Jovian planet, gas giantany of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) Lucifer, Phosphorus, daystar, morning stara planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky outer planet(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) superior planetany of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit terrestrial planeta planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system celestial body, heavenly body natural objects visible in the sky 2n any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star 2Hyper celestial body, heavenly body natural objects visible in the sky n a person who follows or serves another Syn|Hyper satellite follower a person who accepts the leadership of another |
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