单词 | cosmonaut |
释义 | cosmonaut From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Astronomy Spacecosmonautcos‧mo‧naut /ˈkɒzmənɔːt $ ˈkɑːzmənɒːt/ noun [countable]TTSan astronaut from the former Soviet UnionExamples from the Corpuscosmonaut• Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the Earth.• Wichman also prepared a training manual for prospective passengers by interviewing astronauts and cosmonauts about the things that bugged them.• Athletes, including Sebastian Coe, and cosmonauts are among well-known users of ginseng today.• Packed three or four to a closet-sized room, students can come to envy the elbow room afforded sardines and cosmonauts.• A letter signed by former cosmonauts and rocket scientists and 16,000 Muscovites has been handed to Putin.• On other flights, Soviet cosmonauts could work only about four hours a day.Origin cosmonaut (1900-2000) Russian kosmonavt, from Greek kosmos ( → COSMOS) + Russian -navt (as in aeronavt “flyer”; → AERONAUTICS) |
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