comets

IPA/ˈkɒm.ɪt/
KK[kˈɑməts]IPA/ˈkɑː.mɪt/

comets — 名詞

  • cometssingular
  • cometsesplural

1. a large object in space made of ice, dust, and rock that follows a path around t

1.名詞B1
釋義

彗星

繞太陽運行的冰塵天體，近太陽時形成長尾

a large object in space made of ice, dust, and rock that follows a path around the sun. When it passes close to the sun, the ice turns into gas and forms a bright, long tail that can sometimes be seen from Earth.

例句

Devika saw a bright comet in the sky through her bedroom window last night.

Devika 昨晚透過臥室的窗戶看到天空中有一顆明亮的彗星。

The children learned that comets are made mostly of ice, dust, and small rocks.

孩子們學到彗星主要由冰、塵埃和小岩石構成。

collocation: made of ice, dust, and rock

常見搭配
  • bright comet
  • comet's tail
  • discover a comet
  • observe a comet
  • comet approaches the sun
同義詞
  • meteor

    a piece of rock or metal that burns brightly when entering Earth's atmosphere; much smaller than a comet and does not orbit the sun over a long period

  • asteroid

    a rocky object that orbits the sun but typically contains little ice and does not develop a tail

文法句型

a/the comet

comets (plural)

用法筆記

Comet is a countable noun: one comet, two comets.

常見錯誤

I saw a shooting star — it was a comet!
I saw a shooting star
it was a meteor!' — A comet is an icy object that orbits the sun and develops a tail; a meteor is a small rock burning up in the atmosphere.

同根字

  • comet
    名詞B1
  • cometary
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • orbit of a comet
  • tail of a comet
  • discovery of a comet