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- a spherical body; a globe球状物; 球。
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- a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch（王位标志上的）宝球（顶端饰有十字架）。
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- poetic/literary a celestial body〈诗/文〉天体, 星球。
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- （一般作orbs）poetic/literary an eyeball; an eye〈诗/文〉眼球; 眼睛。
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- Astrology a circle of up to 10 radius around the position of a celestial object【占星】以天体为中心的范围, 角矩：
within an orb of 1° of Mars.
在火星的1度范围内。
with obj.
1- poetic/literary encircle; enclose〈诗/文〉围绕; 包围。
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- form (something) into an orb; make circular or globular使成球状, 使成圆形。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a circle)： from Latin orbis 'ring'.