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

单词	satellite
释义	sat·el·lite I. \ˈsad.^əl.ˌīt, -at^əl- sometimes ˈsatˌlīt; usu -īd.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit-, satelles attendant, bodyguard, probably of Etruscan origin; akin to the source of Latin Satellius, a Roman name 1. : a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion, sycophant < armed satellites of great men, were forced to seek an independent source of livelihood — G.E.Fussell > < no satellite on whom he could bestow recognition with a maestro bow — Marjorie Brace > 2. a. : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size : secondary planet : moon < Jupiter has twelve satellites, and Saturn probably has millions of them in its rings — Time > b. : a man-made object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body and usually instrumented for the transmission of space data < such far-soaring objects as missiles, satellites, and lunar probes — Newsweek > < talks of a manned satellite to be used for meteorological observation — J.K.Hutchens > 3. a. : one that resembles a celestial satellite < the central sun he became for a host of surroundings satellites — Irving Kolodin > < in both the film and radio firmaments Ireland tends to be a satellite of Great Britain — Paul Blanshard > b. : one that is subject to external influence: as (1) : a political entity within the sphere of influence of a stronger power < when demoralized, disorganized, ideologically confused groups collaborate with a powerful, tightly organized world conspiracy … they do not become allies but only satellites or puppets — Edmond Taylor > < satellites have sovereignty, although they lack supremacy — H.D.Lasswell & Abraham Kaplan > < conversion of local regions into federal satellites poses a threat deadly to our liberties — D.D.Eisenhower > (2) : a subordinate area or suburban community dependent upon a metropolis for economic support < economic activities of the satellite are closely geared to those of the central city — C.D.Harris & E.L.Ullman > (3) : an associated or subsidiary enterprise < the hotel moved two blocks away … and immediately attracted new shops as satellites — Hal Burton > < a main base in the Little America area from which two satellites … will be supplied — Glen Jacobsen > 4. : one that is secondary or adjacent: as a. (1) : a short segment separated from the main body of a chromosome by a constriction — called also trabant (2) : the secondary or later member of a chain of gregarines in syzygy (3) : a bodily structure lying near or associated with another (as a vein accompanying an artery) b. : a smaller lesion accompanying a main one and situated nearby c. : a spectral line of low intensity having a frequency close to that of another stronger line to which it is closely related (as by having a common energy level) d. : an auxiliary airfield of limited facilities serving as a dispersal point for a main air base and as a base of operations if the main field is put out of action 5. : one that accompanies : complement < maize and its satellites — squashes and beans — A.L.Kroeber > II. adjective also sat·el·lit·ic \\|sad.^əl\|id.]ik, \|sat^əl-, -\|it], ]ēk\ 1. : of, relating to, or being a satellite < globular star clusters are satellite systems — G.W.Gray b.1886 > < the earth satellite vehicle program — New Republic > < the Kremlin could launch four satellite armies against them and still disclaim responsibility — H.F.Armstrong > < T chromosomes are characterized by having a satellite end — Leona Schnell > 2. : dominated by or dependent upon an external power : subordinate, related < did not take as much as four days … to obtain from its vassal satellite regimes acceptance of new measures — W.H.Chamberlin > < a survey of the governmental relationships between that city and its satellite communities — Robert Shaplen > < satellite industries which can supply them with parts and components — Darrell Berrigan > 3. a. : being in close proximity or association : adjacent, ancillary < guarded by a formidable barrier of satellite peaks — Times Literary Supplement > < a large, angry boil … surrounded by a crop of what the doctors call satellite boils — S.M.Spencer > < a central library and satellite departmental libraries — Library Science Abstracts > b. : of a correlative nature : concomitant < satellite characters … correlated with growth — J.W.MacArthur > III. noun : a usually independent urban community situated on the outskirts of a large city
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