meteorite

英 [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]

美 [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]

n.  陨石

复数：meteorites　

CET6TOEFL化学

Collins.1 / BNC.17676 / COCA.12025

牛津词典

noun

• 陨石
  a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth's surface

柯林斯词典

• 陨石;陨星;陨铁
  Ameteoriteis a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.

英英释义

noun

• stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

双语例句

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.
  吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• Brought back from Antarctica the first documented mercury meteorite.
  从南极洲带回第一块水星陨石的人。
• There is only one person in all recorded history who has been killed by a meteorite?
  据历史的记载总共只有一个人被陨星砸死。
• The blast may have vaporised the meteorite.
  爆炸可能使陨石气化了。
• Once it hits Earth, a meteoroid suffers an identity crisis and becomes a meteorite.
  流星体一旦撞上地球，就变成了陨石。
• First, let us consider whether microorganisms could live through the ejection process from the meteorite's parent body.
  首先，让我们试想：从陨石母体喷发的过程中，微生物能否生存？
• During the period of meteorite hitting the terrane, the phase that meteorite strike excavated the terrane also started.
  在陨石向岩层的撞击仍在持续的时候陨击过程开掘岩层的阶段也开始了。
• The discoveries in the meteorite helped shape policy and exploration efforts at the United States space agency, NASA.
  陨石里面的这些发现帮助美国太空机构NASA形成了策略和探索方向。
• But the most part of this area is covered by ocean and desert, in which the meteorite craters are a myth that people will never testify them.
  然而，此地带大部分地区是大海和沙漠，陨石坑已是人们看不见的永远无从考证的迷了。
• Meteorite strike events have severe, great and long-term impact on strata structure of the earth surface.
  历史上发生的陨击事件对地球表面岩层构造产生了极其严重、刻和长远的影响。