meteor

英 [ˈmiːtiə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːtiər]

n.  流星

复数：meteors　

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Collins.1 / BNC.23534 / COCA.8626

牛津词典

noun

• 流星
  a piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky as it burns up while falling through the earth's atmosphere
  1. a meteor shower
     流星雨

柯林斯词典

• 流星
  Ameteoris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space.

英英释义

noun

• (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
  Synonym:meteoroid
• a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  Synonym:shooting star

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