air shower

IPA/ˈeə ʃˈaʊə/
IPA/ˈɛɹ ʃˈaʊɚ/

air shower — 名詞

1. a spread of tiny particles created in the atmosphere when a high-energy cosmic r

1.名詞C2
釋義

空氣簇射

宇宙射線進入大氣後形成的粒子簇射

a spread of tiny particles created in the atmosphere when a high-energy cosmic ray breaks apart

例句

Jabari's team detected an air shower after a cosmic ray hit the atmosphere.

Jabari 的團隊在宇宙射線撞上大氣後,探測到一次空氣簇射。

detect an air shower after a cosmic ray hits the atmosphere

The mountain sensors recorded an air shower spreading across the night sky.

山上的感測器記錄到一道空氣簇射在夜空中擴散。

record an air shower with sensors

同義詞

文法句型

detect an air shower

an air shower from a cosmic ray

用法筆記

Usually discussed in physics or astronomy, often with verbs like detect, record, and study. The phrase refers to the particle cascade in the atmosphere, not to weather.

常見錯誤

An air shower is a kind of rain.
An air shower is a spread of particles caused by a cosmic ray in the atmosphere.
💡in physics, it names a particle cascade, not weather.