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

This created a quarantine-a sealing off of this planet.
这创造了一个隔离-封闭了这行星。
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。
How many moons has the planet Jupiter?
木星有几个卫星？
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。
Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists
“旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。
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 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。
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
木星是我们整个太阳系中最大的一颗行星！
Let us suppose another planet with conditions similar to those on the earth.
让我们假定另外有一个具有和地球上相似条件的行星。