satellite

英[ˈsætəlaɪt]美[ˈsætəlaɪt]

n.卫星，人造卫星，卫星国，卫星区；

复数：satellites;

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a man-made satellite人造宪星

The man-made satellite orbits the earth every 48 hours.那颗人造卫星每48小时绕地球轨道运行一周。

They put a weather satellite into orbit round the earth.他们把一颗气象卫星送入环绕地球的轨道。

Troop movements can be observed from space by a satellite.借助卫星可以观察到部队的调动。

Economic activities of the satellite are closely geared to those of the central city.卫星城市的经济活动与中心城市息息相关。

The moon is a satellite of the earth.月球是地球的一颗卫星。

The program is being relayed by satellite.节目正在通过卫星转播。

The satellite that landed in their garden made the family a bit of a nine days’ wonder, but no one remembers their name now.这家人因宪星落在家中花园里而轰动一时，不过现在已没人记得他们的名字了。

to launch an iridium satellite发射铱星

Do you know when the first artificial satellite of America was launched?你知道美国的第一颗人造卫星是什么时候发射的吗?

英语六级真题

BSkyB, Britain's biggest satellite-television service, already provides 9 million customers with interactive ads.

Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting ( ' , 拦截) signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities.

Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.

Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction.

However, as the cost of getting your own satellite in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow.

In 2009 an old Russian craft slammed into a communications satellite, creating a cloud of hundreds of pieces of debris and putting other hardware at risk.

It continued the efforts, begun in 1961, by Project OSCAR—a US-based group that built and launched the very first nongovernmental satellite just four years after Sputnik.

It might seem surprising to think about an item staying in space for that long, but the oldest satellite still in orbit—Vanguard 1—turned 60 in 2018.

Journalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.

Satellite observations and submarine surveys over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region, but the recent measurements show the loss is more pronounced than previously thought.

Some "expert amateurs" in the satellite game could provide some inspiration for how to proceed responsibly.

Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to determine if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

人造卫星

A satellite is an object which has been sent into space in order to collect information or to be part of a communications system. Satellites move continually round the earth or around another planet.

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ADJ

(电视)使用卫星技术的;卫视的

Satellite television is broadcast using a satellite.

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N-COUNT

卫星

A satellite is a natural object in space that moves round a planet or star.

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N-COUNT

卫星国;附属国;卫星区;卫星组织

You can refer to a country, area, or organization as a satellite when it is controlled by or depends on a larger and more powerful one.

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英汉词典释义

n.

卫星

人造卫星

卫星国, 附庸国, 卫星都市

英英词典释义

Noun

1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

2. a person who follows or serves another

3. any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

Verb

1. broadcast or disseminate via satellite

Adjective

1. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power;

行业词典

动物学： 随伴体；

医学： 伴行静脉，陪静脉：紧伴动脉的静脉，如肱静脉；卫星病灶：位于大病灶之旁的小病灶或伴随病灶；随体：在次缢痕处连接于常染色体短臂末端的染色质球状体；卫星现象；簇出后胞：头尾相接，经受融合的一对簇虫的后胞。参见primite；

天文学： 卫星；绕行星运行的单个天体。；

航天： 卫星；

药学： 随体；

遗传学： 随体；一些端着丝粒染色体短臂远端的球形或圆柱形染色体节段。；