orbiter
orbiter — 名詞
- orbitersingular
- orbitersplural
1. a vehicle sent into space to travel around a planet, moon, or similar object ins
軌道器
繞行天體而不降落的太空船
a vehicle sent into space to travel around a planet, moon, or similar object instead of going down onto it
The Mars orbiter sent clear pictures of dust storms last night.
那艘火星軌道器昨晚傳回了清楚的沙塵暴照片。
collocation: Mars orbiter
Engineers checked the orbiter's fuel before the launch from Florida.
工程師在佛州發射前檢查了那艘軌道器的燃料。
launch context: check an orbiter's fuel
The orbiter circled Venus while another craft prepared to land.
那艘軌道器繞著金星運行，另一艘太空船則準備降落。
contrast: orbiter vs lander role
Our class watched the orbiter pass over Earth on the screen.
我們班在螢幕上看著那艘軌道器飛越地球上空。
After two years in space, the orbiter still worked well.
在太空待了兩年後，那艘軌道器仍然運作良好。
- Mars orbiter
- lunar orbiter
- orbiter mission
- launch an orbiter
- satellite
broader and often used for objects that go around Earth; it does not always suggest a research mission
- spacecraft
the broadest term for any vehicle operating in space
- probe
usually an unmanned research craft, which may orbit, fly past, or land
- space vehicle
a general descriptive term, less common in everyday use than spacecraft
文法句型
a Mars orbiter
launch an orbiter
the orbiter circled Venus
用法筆記
Usually named after the body it goes around, as in Mars orbiter or lunar orbiter. Distinguish from lander: an orbiter remains above the surface instead of touching down.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Mars orbiter
- lunar orbiter
- orbiter mission
常用片語
- launch an orbiter
- put an orbiter into space
- send an orbiter around Mars