a meteor
meteor 是可数名词,单数前用 a;因为以辅音音素开头,不用 an。
A meteor shot across the night sky.
一颗流星划过夜空。
流星
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
流星
A streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere and burning up.
A meteor shot across the night sky.
一颗流星划过夜空。
大气或气象现象,有时分为气态流星(风)、水态流星(云、雨、雪、雹、露、霜等)、发光流星(彩虹和极光)以及火态流星(闪电和流星)。
An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
夜空中快速移动的光带,由地外物质进入地球大气层产生;即流星或陨星。
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
一种类似波伊球的道具,在绳或缆绳末端旋转。
A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
一种类似田径链球的打击武器,由在缆绳或链条末端挥动的重物构成。
A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
Last night, we saw a bright meteor streak across the sky.
昨晚,我们看到一颗明亮的流星划过天空。
A meteor can look like a falling star, but it is actually a glowing streak of light in the atmosphere.
流星看起来像一颗坠落的星星,但实际上它是大气中一道发光的光带。
The astronomer explained that a meteor is caused by a tiny particle burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
天文学家解释说,流星是由一个小颗粒在地球大气层中燃烧而产生的。
meteor 是可数名词,单数前用 a;因为以辅音音素开头,不用 an。
A meteor shot across the night sky.
一颗流星划过夜空。
用 the 特指说话双方已知或上文提到过的某颗流星。
The meteor lit up the sky.
那颗流星照亮了天空。
meteors 是复数形式,表示不特定数量时不需要冠词。
We saw many meteors from the mountain.
我们从山上看到了许多流星。
Not this
I saw meteor last night.
Use this
I saw a meteor last night.
meteor 是可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,需要加不定冠词 a/an 或定冠词等限定词。这里表示“一个流星”,所以要用 a meteor。
Not this
The meteor hit the ground and made a crater.
Use this
The meteorite hit the ground and made a crater.
meteor 指流星划过夜空时产生的光亮现象,不是落到地面的物体;落到地面的岩石应叫 meteorite(陨石)。原句说的是撞击地面的物体,所以要用 meteorite。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
流星雨
We stayed up late to watch the meteor shower.
我们熬夜观看流星雨。
流星轨迹
The meteor trail faded after a few seconds.
流星轨迹几秒钟后就消失了。
明亮的流星
A bright meteor flashed across the sky.
一颗明亮的流星划过天空。
流星划过天空
A meteor streaks across the sky almost every clear night.
几乎每个晴朗的夜晚都有流星划过天空。
Use meteor naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似“米提尔”,想象夜空中“米提尔”如流星一闪而过。
语域:neutral 常见场景:astronomy、news reporting、casual conversation meteor 是中性词,通常出现在天文科普、新闻报道等场景中;日常口语也可使用,但比较随意的场合有更口语化的说法。
没有常用词与 meteor /ˈmiːtiə/ 完全押韵。注意形似词:meter /ˈmiːtə(r)/ 和 metric /ˈmetrɪk/ 拼写相似但读音不同;meteorite /ˈmiːtiər.aɪt/ 和 meteoroid /ˈmiːtiər.ɔɪd/ 以 meteor 开头,但多出后缀音节,不押韵;media /ˈmiːdiə/ 结尾相近,但辅音 /d/ 不同于 /t/,也不是押韵。
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