satellite

英 [ˈsætəlaɪt]

美 [ˈsætəlaɪt]

n. 人造卫星; 卫星; 卫星城; 卫星国; 外围组织

复数：satellites　

Collins.3 / BNC.3325 / COCA.2632

牛津词典

noun

人造卫星
an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for providing information.
1. a weather/communications satellite
  气象 / 通信卫星
2. The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood.
  采访是通过卫星从好莱坞现场传来的。
3. satellite television/TV (= broadcast using a satellite )
  卫星电视
4. a satellite broadcast/channel/picture
  卫星广播 / 频道 / 照片
卫星
a natural object that moves around a larger natural object in space
1. The moon is a satellite of earth.
  月球是地球的卫星。
卫星城；卫星国；外围组织
a town, a country or an organization that is controlled by and depends on another larger or more powerful one
1. satellite states
  卫星国

N-COUNT 人造卫星
Asatelliteis an object which has been sent into space in order to collect information or to be part of a communications system. Satellites move continually round the earth or around another planet.
1. The rocket launched two communications satellites...
  火箭发射了两颗通信卫星。
2. The signals are sent by satellite link...
  信号通过人造卫星链路发出。
3. Worldwide coverage beamed by satellite generates huge audiences accompanied by global advertising revenues.
  通过卫星发射的信号覆盖全世界，从而产生了大量的观众并在全球范围内赚取不菲的广告费。
ADJ (电视)使用卫星技术的;卫视的
Satellitetelevision is broadcast using a satellite.
1. They have four satellite channels.
  他们有 4 个卫星频道。
N-COUNT 卫星
Asatelliteis a natural object in space that moves round a planet or star.
1. ...the satellites of Jupiter.
  木星的卫星
N-COUNT 卫星国;附属国;卫星区;卫星组织
You can refer to a country, area, or organization as asatellitewhen it is controlled by or depends on a larger and more powerful one.
1. Italy became a satellite state of Germany by the end of the 1930s.
  意大利在 20 世纪 30 年代末成了德国的附庸。
2. ...Russia and its former satellites.
  俄国及其曾经的卫星国

noun

man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Synonym:artificial satelliteorbiter
any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
a person who follows or serves another
Synonym:planet

verb

adj

surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
1. a city and its satellite communities

The astronauts will attach a motor that will boost the satellite into its proper orbit
宇航员们将安装一个发动机，以推动卫星进入正常运行轨道。
The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
卫星使我们能够计算出他们在世界上任何地方的精确位置。
Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit
今天宇航员将会做最后一次尝试，力图把一颗通信卫星从无效的轨道上抢救下来。
They have four satellite channels.
他们有4个卫星频道。
The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
相对地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。
The coded signal is received by satellite dish aerials.
编码信号由碟形卫星天线接收。
The satellite will study energy radiation from stars.
这颗人造卫星将用来研究恒星的能量辐射。
The drag of those extra air molecules brought the satellite crashing to Earth.
额外的空气分子阻力使得卫星坠毁到了地球上。
The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes
这颗人造卫星主要用途是转播电视节目。
The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC
设在卢森堡的卫星服务公司无须像英国广播公司那样遵守严格的规定。