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单词 satellite
释义

sat·el·lite

noun
 
/ˈsætəlaɪt/
/ˈsætəlaɪt/
  1.  
    an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for gathering information.人造卫星
    • a weather/communications/spy satellite 气象/通信/间谍卫星
    • by/via satellite The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood.采访是通过卫星从好莱坞现场传来的。
    • They could track the tagged sea turtles by satellite. 他们可以通过卫星追踪标记的海龟。
    • The information was sent via a satellite link.该信息是通过卫星链路发送的。
    • satellite television/TV/radio (= broadcast using a satellite)卫星电视/收音机
    • a satellite broadcast/channel/picture卫星广播/频道/照片
    • The use of satellite phones meant that journalists could report directly from the arena of the battlefront.卫星电话的使用意味着记者可以直接从前线战场进行报道。
    • My car was fitted with a satellite navigation system.我的车装有卫星导航系统。
    • The software enables the user to set up a satellite communications link.该软件使用户能够建立卫星通信链路。
    • They have successfully launched satellites into orbit.他们已经成功地将卫星送入轨道。
    Wordfinder
    • astronaut
    • countdown
    • dock
    • launch
    • mission
    • orbit
    • rocket
    • satellite
    • space
    • weightless
    Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching
    • watch television/​TV/​a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/​a documentary/​a pilot/​a rerun/​a repeat
    • see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/​the news/​the weather
    • catch/​miss a show/​a programme/​a program/​an episode/​the news
    • pick up/​reach for/​grab the remote (control)
    • change/​switch channel
    • surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
    • sit in front of/​switch on/​switch off/​turn on/​turn off the television/​the TV/​the TV set
    • have/​install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
    Showing
    • show a programme/​a documentary/​an ad/​a commercial
    • screen a programme/​a documentary
    • run an ad/​a commercial
    • broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/​repeat a show/​a programme/​a documentary/​an episode/​a series
    • go out/​air/​be recorded live
    • attract/​draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
    • be a hit with viewers/​audiences/​critics
    • get (low/​high) ratings
    Appearing
    • be on/​appear on television/​TV/​a TV show
    • take part in a phone-in/​a game show/​a quiz show/​a reality TV show
    • host a show/​a programme/​series/​a game show/​a quiz show/​a talk show/(British English) a chat show
    • be/​become/​work as a/​an (British English) TV presenter/​talk-show host/​sports commentator/​anchorman/(British English) newsreader
    • read/​present the news
    • appear/​perform live (on TV)
    Programme-making
    • do/​film/​make a show/​a programme/​a documentary/​an episode/​a pilot/​a series/​an ad/​a commercial
    • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
    • write/​produce a drama/​sitcom/​spin-off/​comedy series
    Extra Examples
    • American reconnaissance satellites provide images of the earth.美国侦察卫星提供地球影像资料。
    • The BBC broadcast the game via satellite.英国广播公司通过卫星播放比赛。
    • The satellite passes over Britain every afternoon.这颗卫星每天下午都从英国上空经过。
    • The satellite will transmit the information back to earth.这颗卫星将把信息传回地球。
    • a new satellite that monitors changes in the environment监测环境变化的新卫星
    • a satellite photo of your neighbourhood您所在社区的卫星照片
    Topics TV, radio and newsb2, Spaceb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commercial
    • research
    • military
    verb + satellite
    • launch
    • put into orbit
    • send into orbit
    satellite + verb
    • be in orbit
    • orbit something
    • detect something
    satellite + noun
    • image
    • imagery
    • photo
    preposition
    • from a/​the satellite
    • via satellite
  2. a natural object that moves around a larger natural object in space卫星
    • The moon is a satellite of earth.月球是地球的卫星。
    Topics Spacec1
  3. a town, a country or an organization that is controlled by and depends on another larger or more powerful one卫星城;卫星国;外围组织
    • Following the Second World War it became a satellite state of the Soviet Union.第二次世界大战之后,它成了苏联的一个卫星国。
  4. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘follower’): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- ‘attendant’.
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