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 technology to allow relief workers to contact the outside world via satellite already exists
能够让救援人员通过卫星与外界联系的技术已经存在。
The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.
卫星通过对每颗恒星反复观察进行定位。
The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.
该卫星自从两年前发射以来一直没起作用。
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。
NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天，对宇宙射线进行研究。
The satellite disappeared in a wink.
瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。
The signals are sent by satellite link
信号通过人造卫星链路发出。
The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
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。
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。