shooting star

英 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)]

美 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑːr]

n.  流星

牛津词典

noun

• 流星
  a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere

柯林斯词典

• 流星
  Ashooting staris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.

英英释义

noun

• a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  Synonym:meteor

双语例句

• At the same time, a shining thing is falling to the ground like a shooting star without anyone's attention.
  而谁也没有注意到在杀戮的同时，有一个散发着丝丝光芒的东西象流星一样向地面坠落。
• Like a shooting star he shines.
  就好像他擦亮的一颗流星。
• I opened my eyes, and saw a shooting star falling.
  我睁开眼睛，看到一颗流星正在坠落。参考答案。
• It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place
  最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
• I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour
  我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。
• It looked like a shooting star at first, but then the track of light broadened into two things that looked like rocket exhausts and the thing came down without a sound.
  一开始像是颗流星，可接着那轨迹越来越亮，变成两个光点，就像是火箭喷出的气流，那个东西一点没出声就着落了。
• Now we are going to make a shooting star in the distance at the top of our canvas.
  现在，我们要在画面上部绘制一颗掠过远方的流星。
• The meteor is a "shooting star" that streaks across the sky.
  流星是从天空中掠过的“飞速划过的星星”。
• The shooting star didn't grant me my wish.
  流星没有让我的愿望成真。
• They are shining. Oh, look! A shooting star!
  他们一闪一闪地，噢，看，一颗流星！