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

• There's a shooting star, just there, right above us.
  一颗流星，刚从我们头上划过。
• 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。
• Your wish will be granted upon a shooting star.
  向流星许愿会让你梦想成真的。
• Based on its movement it could have been a shooting star rather than a fixed star.
  基于它的运动，它应该是一颗流星，而不是恒星。
• 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？
• 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。
• If you watch, you will see a shooting star.
  如果你仔细看，就会看到流星。
• The meteor is a "shooting star" that streaks across the sky.
  流星是从天空中掠过的“飞速划过的星星”。
• When she was not even born yet, a shooting star hit her grandma's back yard.
  她还没出生的时候，一颗彗星（的碎片）掉在她祖母的后院。
• 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。