[N-COUNT 可数名词](天体等运行的)轨道 An orbit is the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star.
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Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time...
火星与地球的运行轨道随着时间而变化。
The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。
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[VERB 动词]环绕…的轨道运行 If something such as a satellite orbits a planet, moon, or sun, it moves around it in a continuous, curving path.
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In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the earth.
1957年,苏联发射了第一颗绕地卫星。
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[N-SING 单数名词](影响所及的)范围,领域,圈子 The orbit of a particular person, group, or institution is the area over which they have influence.
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In the late 1970s Laos fell within the orbit of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
20世纪70年代末,老挝被纳入了越南和苏联的势力范围。
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orbit/ˈɔːbɪt; NAmEˈɔːrbɪt/
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orbitorbitsorbitedorbitingnoun1[countable , uncountable ]a curved path followed by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc. (天体等运行的)轨道◆the earth's orbit around the sun地球环绕太阳的轨道◆a space station in orbitround the moon 绕月球运行的一个航天站◆A new satellite has been put into orbitaround the earth. 一颗新的人造卫星被送上了环绕地球的轨道。2[singular ]an area that a particular person, organization, etc. deals with or is able to influence (人、组织等的)影响范围,势力范围◆to come/fall/be within sb's orbit进入╱落入╱属于某人的势力范围verb[transitive , intransitive ]orbit(around) sth to move in an orbit(= a curved path)around a much larger object, especially a planet, star, etc. 沿轨道运行;围绕…运动◆The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。orbit/ˈɔːbɪt; NAmEˈɔːrbɪt/
to travel in a curved path around a much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etc: The satellite orbits the Earth every 48 hours.
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orbitorbit2 ●○○ noun [countable]
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1the curved path travelled by an object which is moving around another much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etcorbit around the Moon’s orbit around the Earthin/into orbit The space shuttle is now in orbit. The telecommunications satellite went into orbit at the end of last year.2 formal the area of power and influence of a person, an organization etcwithin the orbit of something countries within the orbit of the British Commonwealth
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