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orbit

英 ['ɔːbɪt] 美['ɔrbɪt]
  • n. 轨道;眼眶;势力范围;生活常规
  • vi. 盘旋;绕轨道运行
  • vt. 绕…轨道而行

英英释意


1. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another;
"he plotted the orbit of the moon"
2. a particular environment or walk of life;
"his social sphere is limited"
"it was a closed area of employment"
"he's out of my orbit"
3. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
"the ambit of municipal legislation"
"within the compass of this article"
"within the scope of an investigation"
"outside the reach of the law"
"in the political orbit of a world power"
4. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
5. the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball