asteroid

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An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter. (火星和木星间运行的)小行星

noun [具体名词]小行星;海星

There is an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth.有个小行星正处于可能与地球发生碰撞的航向上。

adjective [原级]星状的;类似海星的

The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.最大的小行星是谷神星,其体积大约是月球的四分之一。

-aster- astro,aster=star,表示“星星”asteroid n. 小行星;海星(aster+oid“像…的”,“似…的”)
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