| 单词 | comet |
| 释义 | comet noun[C] uk/ˈkɒm.ɪt/us/ˈkɑː.mɪt/anobjectthatmovesaround thesun, usually at agreatdistancefrom it, that isseenonrareoccasionsfrom theearthas abrightlinein thesky 彗星 Ian McKinnell/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages Astronomy
comet| American Dictionarycomet noun[C] us/ˈkɑm·ɪt/earth science abodyofrockandicethattravelsaround thesunand that, as itnearsthesun,developsalongtailofsmallpiecesthat can beseen Examplesofcometcomet They would be objects of outstanding size, a new family of giant comets or small planets, in a remote part of the solar system. From theCambridge English Corpus But they are assuming these micro-organisms came from acometwhen nocomethas been observed. From theCambridge English Corpus There have been several missions to comets over the past 20 years. From theCambridge English Corpus Once life has been seeded within a planet orcometit will grow at an exponential rate, checked only by the availability of sufficient nutrients. From theCambridge English Corpus He also wrote on the forecasting power of comets, again a topic where religious belief was, or could be, involved. From theCambridge English Corpus That might stimulate changes in organization that would make dealing with non-nuclear disasters, fromcomet-strikes and epidemics to catastrophic storms, easier. From theCambridge English Corpus It will rendezvous with thecometin 2014 and land a small probe on the surface. From theCambridge English Corpus It has become increasingly appreciated that, in addition to their cargo of ice and dust, comets also contain a large amount of organic material. From theCambridge English Corpus Anyone working with the published newcometdata could arrive at the same conclusion. From theCambridge English Corpus In the meantime, evidence forcometsatellites was mounting as well. From theCambridge English Corpus As a consequence, no clustering can persist into the next revolution for these comets. From theCambridge English Corpus The test of which explanation is better involves the velocity of the fragment comets relative to the originalcometfrom which they seemed to split. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a historical fact that thecometappeared in the spring of 1066. From theCambridge English Corpus And while comets may have played a vital role in the origin of life, conversely they may also have been inimical to its development. From theCambridge English Corpus At the end of the cycle and processing, it is incorporated into comets and meteorites. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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