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 name Vulcan was given to the undiscovered planet
一颗不为人知的行星被命名为“祝融”。
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 total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.
地球上的物种数目似乎正飞速增长。
Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system.
土星是太阳系中的第二大行星。
The newly discovered world followed an orbital path unlike that of any other planet.
新发现的这个天体具有不同于任何其他行星的运行轨道。
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。
Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.
早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。
We are reproducing ourselves at such a rate that our numbers threaten the ecology of the planet.
我们的繁衍速度太快，以至于人口数量对地球的生态系统造成了威胁。
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。
How many moons has the planet Jupiter?
木星有几个卫星？