orb
pronunciation
UK [ɔ:b]
US [ɔrb]
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- n.
- 球,天体,圆形物
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- v.
- 弄圆
- 成球形
- 围着
- <古>沿着轨道移动
Word Origin
orb 球体
来自拉丁语orbis,圈,环,球体。
Example
- 1. They make the largest orb webs , which often exceed three feet ( 1 metre ) in diameter .
- 他们织出的最大球体网,直径往往超过3英尺(1米)。
- 2. The black , death star-like , orb is briefly engulfed in light from the sun , then flies off into space .
- 这颗像死星一样的黑色天体在被太阳光完全吞没之后,又迅速飞向太空。
- 3. Pitch-black as it was , it was also brimming over with light : a light that seemed to come from a brilliant orb that I now sensed near me .
- 它是漆黑的,它也充满了光,我现在感觉到这光芒似乎来自一个正在靠近我的光芒万丈的球体。
- 4. It was as if I were being born into a larger world , and the universe itself was like a giant cosmic womb , and the orb ( which I sensed was somehow connected with , or even identical to , the woman on the butterfly wing ) was guiding me through it .
- 这是因为如果我是出生在一个更大的世界,而宇宙本身就像一个巨大的子宫,而这球体(我能感觉到某种联系,甚至是一致的,蝴蝶翅膀上的女人)通过它来引导我。
- 5. At its central point , citizens can ascend to a large glass orb and place their hands in a golden cast of the president 's handprint , which they believe can grant wishes .
- 在市中心,人民踮起脚尖触碰一个巨型玻璃球体,把手放在上面镶嵌的金色总统手印上,他们相信这样可以传递愿望。
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