orbit
US /ˈɔːr.bɪt/
UK /ˈɔː.bɪt/
名詞
1.
軌道
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, such as the sun
範例:
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The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.
地球以橢圓形軌道繞太陽公轉。
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The satellite was launched into a geostationary orbit.
該衛星被發射到地球同步軌道。
動詞
繞軌道運行, 環繞
to move in an orbit around (a celestial body or another object)
範例:
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The moon orbits the Earth.
月球繞地球運行。
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Satellites orbit the planet at various altitudes.
衛星在不同高度繞行星運行。