单词 | satellite |
释义 | satellite n 1 (a) natural body in space orbiting round a larger body, esp a planet 卫星 The moon is the Earth´s satellite. 月球是地球的卫星. (b) man-made device, eg a space station, put in orbit round a planet 人造卫星 a com,muni`cations satellite, ie one that relays back to the Earth telephone messages or radio and TV signals received from another part of the Earth 通信卫星. => illus at orbit 见orbit插图. 2 (also `satellite state) (usu derog 通常作贬义) country dependent on another more powerful country and controlled by it 卫星国(依附於某大国并受其控制者) the former USSR and its satellites 前苏联及其卫星国. |
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