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

A passing planet is the cause of disaster, and there will be no escape for mankind.
一颗过境的行星是造成灾难的元凶，人类无处可逃。
The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet
蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。
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。
Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system.
土星是太阳系中的第二大行星。
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。
This planet is far from the sun.
这颗行星离太阳很远。
The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。
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。
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。
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, orbiting between Mars and the ringed planet, Saturn.
木星是距离太阳第五远的行星，在火星和带有光环的土星之间运行。