meteorite

英 [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]

美 [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]

n.  陨石

复数：meteorites　

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Collins.1 / BNC.17676 / COCA.12025

牛津词典

noun

• 陨石
  a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth's surface

柯林斯词典

• 陨石;陨星;陨铁
  Ameteoriteis a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.

英英释义

noun

• stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

双语例句

• This article deals with the major typomorphic characteristics of Boxian meteorite.
  详细地研究了亳县陨石中的主要标型特征。
• The debate centres on magnetite crystals found in the meteorite.
  有关火星存在生命体的争论主要集中在这块陨星中所发现的磁性晶体上。
• Once it hits Earth, a meteoroid suffers an identity crisis and becomes a meteorite.
  流星体一旦撞上地球，就变成了陨石。
• The discoveries in the meteorite helped shape policy and exploration efforts at the United States space agency, NASA.
  陨石里面的这些发现帮助美国太空机构NASA形成了策略和探索方向。
• We would be extremely excited if we found similar remains in a meteorite arriving from another world.
  我们就应当非常兴奋说，我们发现了来自另一个世界的生命形式。
• A study of Cosmogenic nuclides in the Kirin meteorite is presented in brief here.
  本文概括地介绍了吉林陨石宇宙成因核素的研究。
• The astronomer believes the meteorite was a giant rock and probably the largest known to have struck norway.
  天文学家认为陨星是一个巨大的石块，可能在挪威是已知最大的一块。
• During the period of meteorite hitting the terrane, the phase that meteorite strike excavated the terrane also started.
  在陨石向岩层的撞击仍在持续的时候陨击过程开掘岩层的阶段也开始了。
• Brought back from Antarctica the first documented mercury meteorite.
  从南极洲带回第一块水星陨石的人。
• I think the meteorite is a gem.
  我认为这个陨石就是宝石。