Word · Frequency #24458
fireballs
火流星;大流星
fireballs is the plural of fireball.
核心释义
此处为天文术语,指特别明亮的流星,不是普通火球。
an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
- 1.
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
- 2.
特别明亮的流星(有时会爆炸)
an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
- 3.
Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).
- 4.
精力充沛、不知疲倦的人
a highly energetic and indefatigable person
- 5.
A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
- 6.
火球(如太阳或球状闪电)
a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
- 7.
A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
- 8.
A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
特别明亮的流星(有时会爆炸);精力充沛、不知疲倦的人;火球(如太阳或球状闪电);火球;大流星
用法In use
Last night we saw a brilliant fireball streak across the sky.
用法提示:此处 fireball 是名词,意为非常明亮的大流星,句中作 saw 的宾语。
The fireball was so bright that it briefly turned night into day.
用法提示:fireball 在此作名词,指特别明亮的流星,是句子的主语。
Astronomers recorded several fireballs in the sky during the meteor shower.
用法提示:fireballs 是 fireball 的复数形式,指多颗明亮的流星,作 recorded 的宾语。
a fireball
fireball 是可数名词,指特别明亮的流星。
A fireball appeared in the night sky.
一颗火流星出现在夜空中。
several + fireballs
复数形式为 fireballs,直接在词尾加 -s。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bright fireball
- 明亮的火流星
- A bright fireball lit up the night sky.一颗明亮的火流星照亮了夜空。
- fireball meteor
- 火流星(专指明亮的流星)
- The fireball meteor was visible for several seconds.这颗火流星持续可见了几秒钟。
- exploding fireball
- 爆炸的火流星
- An exploding fireball was caught on camera last night.昨晚有相机捕捉到一颗爆炸的火流星。
- fireball event
- 火流星事件(极亮流星的爆发事件)
- Scientists recorded a fireball event over the ocean.科学家记录到海洋上空的一次火流星事件。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象燃烧的火球划过夜空——fireball就是特别亮的大流星。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:天文学资料、天文科普文章、新闻中的天文报道 这个义项指明亮的大流星,多用于天文学或科普语境,属于中性偏正式的书面表达;日常口语中较少这样使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
上面六个单词的末尾都与 fireball 的 -ball 部分押韵:ball、call、fall、hall、tall、wall 都读 /ɔl/。注意拼写相似的 shall /ʃæl/ 和 ballot /ˈbælət/ 读音不同,不是押韵词。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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