| 单词 | satellite |
| 释义 | satellite n. & adj. --n 1. a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. 2. an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet. 3. a follower; a hanger-on. 4. an underling; a member of an important person's staff or retinue. 5. (in full satellite State) a small country etc. nominally independent but controlled by or dependent on another. --adj 1. transmitted by satellite (satellite communications; satellite television). 2. esp. Computing secondary; dependent; minor (networks of small satellite computers). Phrases and idioms satellite dish a concave dish-shaped aerial for receiving broadcasting signals transmitted by satellite. satellite town a small town economically or otherwise dependent on a nearby larger town. Derivatives satellitic adj. satellitism n. Etymology: F satellite or L satelles satellitis attendant |
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