orbiting

英 [ˈɔːbɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːrbɪtɪŋ]

v. 沿轨道运行; 围绕…运动
orbit的现在分词

现在分词：orbiting　

BNC.36278 / COCA.20405

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （天体等运行的）轨道
Anorbitis the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star.
1. Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time...
  火星与地球的运行轨道随着时间而变化。
2. The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
  这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。
VERB 环绕…的轨道运行
If something such as a satelliteorbitsa planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path.
1. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the earth.
  1957年，苏联发射了第一颗绕地卫星。
N-SING （影响所及的）范围，领域，圈子
Theorbitof a particular person, group, or institution is the area over which they have influence.
1. In the late 1970s Laos fell within the orbit of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
  20世纪70年代末，老挝被纳入了越南和苏联的势力范围。