astronauts
astronauts — noun
- astronautssingular
- astronautsesplural
1. a person who travels and works in space, usually after completing a long period
a person who travels and works in space, usually after completing a long period of special training
Hoa dreamed of becoming an astronaut after watching a rocket launch at age six.
become an astronaut
The astronauts on the space station grew vegetables and tested new equipment.
astronauts on the space station
Before his first flight, Gabriel trained underwater for months to prepare for zero gravity.
Japan's space agency chose Eri and two other astronauts for a long-term lunar study.
Diego met several retired astronauts who now teach science at universities.
- space traveller
a more general, less technical term that can include anyone who goes to space, not just trained professionals
- cosmonaut
the official Russian term for the same role; used for members of the Russian Space Agency
- space pilot
an informal or science-fiction term emphasising the act of flying a spacecraft
文法句型
a/an + astronaut
the + astronaut
astronaut + singular verb