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

• 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”。
• Based on its movement it could have been a shooting star rather than a fixed star.
  基于它的运动，它应该是一颗流星，而不是恒星。
• Then I have made a terrible wish on a shooting star.
  那样的话我对流星许了个太糟糕的愿了。
• 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。
• 'We saw a very bright shooting star.' —'Did you really? '
  “我们看到了一颗很明亮的流星。”——“真的吗？”
• 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。
• Like a shooting star he shines.
  就好像他擦亮的一颗流星。
• Your wish will be granted upon a shooting star.
  向流星许愿会让你梦想成真的。
• 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。
• A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.
  明亮的流星，或者说陨石，是番难忘的景象。