shooting star

英 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)]

美 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑːr]

n.  流星

牛津词典

noun

• 流星
  a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere

柯林斯词典

• 流星
  Ashooting staris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.

英英释义

noun

• a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  Synonym:meteor

双语例句

• A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.
  明亮的流星，或者说陨石，是番难忘的景象。
• It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place
  最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
• It looked like a shooting star at first, but then the track of light broadened into two things that looked like rocket exhausts and the thing came down without a sound.
  一开始像是颗流星，可接着那轨迹越来越亮，变成两个光点，就像是火箭喷出的气流，那个东西一点没出声就着落了。
• Inspiration is just a shooting star, while the will power is the eternal sun.
  灵感只是一颗流星，毅力才是永恒的太阳。
• The next time you make a wish, instead of wishing on a shooting star, or throwing pennies into a wishing well, you can try the Japanese way of wishing during the Tanabata Festival.
  下次你要许愿时，不用对着流星许愿或是把硬币丢到许愿井里，你可以在七夕节的时候试一试日本的许愿方式。
• Wish upon a shooting star, make your dream come ture.
  向闪烁的星星许愿，让你的梦想成真。
• 'We saw a very bright shooting star.' —'Did you really? '
  “我们看到了一颗很明亮的流星。”——“真的吗？”
• But how was making Sleepy Hollow different from shooting Star Wars?
  但是如何让《沉睡谷》的拍摄与《星球大战》的拍摄不同呢？
• Like a shooting star giving off so much light.
  就像是一颗流星放射出如此灿烂的光芒。
• I opened my eyes, and saw a shooting star falling.
  我睁开眼睛，看到一颗流星正在坠落。参考答案。