planet

英 [ˈplænɪt]

美 [ˈplænɪt]

n. 行星; 地球(尤指环境)

复数：planets　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3115 / COCA.1592

习惯用语

to be on another planet

what planet is sb on?

noun

行星
a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it
1. the planets of our solar system
  太阳系的行星
2. the planet Earth/Venus/Mars
  地球；金星；火星
地球（尤指环境）
used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment
1. the battle to save the planet
  拯救地球的战斗

N-COUNT 行星
Aplanetis a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet.
1. The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.
  这幅图标示了太阳系八大行星中的6颗。

noun

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
Synonym:major planet
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
a person who follows or serves another
Synonym:satellite

The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.
可能正导致地球变暖的那些气体，其主要影响将在多年后显现。
In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet.
1664年，胡克注意到这颗行星表面有一块微红的斑点。
Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists
“旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。
The name Vulcan was given to the undiscovered planet
一颗不为人知的行星被命名为“祝融”。
The new planet is about ten times the size of the earth.
新发现的行星大约是地球的10倍那么大。
Rusty rocks on Mars have made the planet red!
火星上锈色的岩石令整个行星看上去都红了！
The final solar convulsions will wipe out all life on the planet.
太阳的最后灾变将把地球上的一切生命消灭干净。
Let us suppose another planet with conditions similar to those on the earth.
让我们假定另外有一个具有和地球上相似条件的行星。
Mars's consort, Venus, the planet of love and happiness, is in direct motion all year.
火星的配偶，金星，幸福和爱情的行星，将在一年中始终保持顺行。
There are lots of ways of annihilating the planet
毁灭地球有很多方法。