英语词汇“satellite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

satellite

/ˈsatəlʌɪt

noun

1An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet in order to collect information or for communication: a communications satellite a spy satellite [mass noun]: the report was sent via satellite...

The crash was recorded by the US Space Command, which tracks around 8000 artificial satellites in Earth orbit.
In October, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite, into orbit, Americans were stunned.
All communication and observation satellites orbiting Mars suddenly failed.

Synonyms

space station, space capsule, spacecraft;

artificial satellite, communications satellite, weather satellite, television satellite;

sputnik, COBE, IRAS

informal Comsat

1.1 [as modifier] Transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology: satellite broadcasting...

There have been videoconferences, webcasts, satellite broadcasts and exchanges between scientists on a secure website.
This programme will use satellite technology to reflect the diversity of accents and colour of communities across Wales.
Harry predicted that Internet broadcasting would largely replace satellite transmission of events.

1.2 [mass noun] Satellite television: a news service on satellite...

This means there are now three ways to access the BBC's services: satellite, cable and Freeview.
Listening to radio through digital television sets, whether by digital satellite or digital cable, has become increasingly popular over recent years.
The groundbreaking initiative means viewers with digital satellite or cable can enjoy audio and animated visuals from the gig at the push of the button for a week after transmission.

2 Astronomy A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.Deep in the outer reaches of the Solar system, a planet, orbited by two moons and several satellites, moved in its orbit around the star known as the Sun by the system's inhabitants....

Overhead, uncounted billions of stars, planets, and satellites swirl, creating a heavenly light show that changes every night, and it's one the entire family can share.
Huygens has taken seven years to reach Titan, the second largest satellite in the solar system, and the only one with an atmosphere.

Synonyms

moon, secondary planet

3 [usually as modifier] Something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it: satellite offices in London and New York...

Word has it that the company are planning on setting up shop right here in Montreal in the form of some sort of satellite office, but I'm sure we'll hear more soon enough.
They have 13 employees and satellite offices in Florida, North Carolina, the Bahamas, Toronto, and British Columbia.
Simmonds's company has satellite offices all over the world, and, he said, they're constantly opening, closing, or relocating them.

Synonyms

dependent, subordinate, subsidiary, ancillary;

puppet, vassal

historical tributary

3.1A small country or state politically or economically dependent on another: the Soviet Union and its satellite states...

It achieved little until 1962, when agreements restricting the satellite countries to limited production and to economic dependency on the Soviet Union were enforced.
What was possible in Moscow, however, was political in the satellite republics.
This former Soviet satellite country struggling to re-orientate its national economy towards the West is still heavily dependent on Russian natural gas imports.

Synonyms

dependency, colony, protectorate, dominion, possession, holding

historical fief, tributary

3.2A community or town dependent on a nearby larger town: with good motorway and rail links, satellite towns like Thornbury have grown rapidly...

This city with its outlying satellite towns may have a population touching 10 million people.
It was written about Staines but it applies to any satellite town of any city anywhere in the world.
So the small satellite towns are now America's centre for crystal readers, bone throwers, residential therapies and self-help clinics.

4 Genetics A portion of the DNA of a genome with repeating base sequences and of different density from the main sequence.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'follower, obsequious underling'): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- 'attendant'.

In 1611 the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, writing in Latin, gave the name satellites to the moons of Jupiter, which Galileo had recently discovered. An English publication referred to ‘a Satellite of Jupiter’ in 1665. In Latin satelles, of which satellites is the plural, meant ‘an attendant or guard’, a use occasionally found in English from the mid 16th century, usually with overtones of subservience or fawning attentiveness. Until the 1930s the only satellites in space were natural bodies such as planets and moons, but in 1936 the word was first applied to a man-made object (at that point just a theoretical one) put into orbit around the earth. The first artificial satellite to be launched was the Russian Sputnik 1, in 1957, and in 1962 the Telstar satellite relayed the first satellite television signal. Sputnik means ‘fellow traveller’ in Russian, while Telstar got its name because it was built by Bell Telephone Laboratories and used for telecommunications.

单词	satellite
释义	satellite /ˈsatəlʌɪt / noun 1An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet in order to collect information or for communication: a communications satellite a spy satellite [mass noun]: the report was sent via satellite... The crash was recorded by the US Space Command, which tracks around 8000 artificial satellites in Earth orbit. In October, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first satellite, into orbit, Americans were stunned. All communication and observation satellites orbiting Mars suddenly failed. Synonyms space station, space capsule, spacecraft; artificial satellite, communications satellite, weather satellite, television satellite; sputnik, COBE, IRAS informal Comsat 1.1 [as modifier] Transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology: satellite broadcasting... There have been videoconferences, webcasts, satellite broadcasts and exchanges between scientists on a secure website. This programme will use satellite technology to reflect the diversity of accents and colour of communities across Wales. Harry predicted that Internet broadcasting would largely replace satellite transmission of events. 1.2 [mass noun] Satellite television: a news service on satellite... This means there are now three ways to access the BBC's services: satellite, cable and Freeview. Listening to radio through digital television sets, whether by digital satellite or digital cable, has become increasingly popular over recent years. The groundbreaking initiative means viewers with digital satellite or cable can enjoy audio and animated visuals from the gig at the push of the button for a week after transmission. 2 Astronomy A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.Deep in the outer reaches of the Solar system, a planet, orbited by two moons and several satellites, moved in its orbit around the star known as the Sun by the system's inhabitants.... Overhead, uncounted billions of stars, planets, and satellites swirl, creating a heavenly light show that changes every night, and it's one the entire family can share. Huygens has taken seven years to reach Titan, the second largest satellite in the solar system, and the only one with an atmosphere. Synonyms moon, secondary planet 3 [usually as modifier] Something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it: satellite offices in London and New York... Word has it that the company are planning on setting up shop right here in Montreal in the form of some sort of satellite office, but I'm sure we'll hear more soon enough. They have 13 employees and satellite offices in Florida, North Carolina, the Bahamas, Toronto, and British Columbia. Simmonds's company has satellite offices all over the world, and, he said, they're constantly opening, closing, or relocating them. Synonyms dependent, subordinate, subsidiary, ancillary; puppet, vassal historical tributary 3.1A small country or state politically or economically dependent on another: the Soviet Union and its satellite states... It achieved little until 1962, when agreements restricting the satellite countries to limited production and to economic dependency on the Soviet Union were enforced. What was possible in Moscow, however, was political in the satellite republics. This former Soviet satellite country struggling to re-orientate its national economy towards the West is still heavily dependent on Russian natural gas imports. Synonyms dependency, colony, protectorate, dominion, possession, holding historical fief, tributary 3.2A community or town dependent on a nearby larger town: with good motorway and rail links, satellite towns like Thornbury have grown rapidly... This city with its outlying satellite towns may have a population touching 10 million people. It was written about Staines but it applies to any satellite town of any city anywhere in the world. So the small satellite towns are now America's centre for crystal readers, bone throwers, residential therapies and self-help clinics. 4 Genetics A portion of the DNA of a genome with repeating base sequences and of different density from the main sequence. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'follower, obsequious underling'): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- 'attendant'. In 1611 the German astronomer Johannes Kepler, writing in Latin, gave the name satellites to the moons of Jupiter, which Galileo had recently discovered. An English publication referred to ‘a Satellite of Jupiter’ in 1665. In Latin satelles, of which satellites is the plural, meant ‘an attendant or guard’, a use occasionally found in English from the mid 16th century, usually with overtones of subservience or fawning attentiveness. Until the 1930s the only satellites in space were natural bodies such as planets and moons, but in 1936 the word was first applied to a man-made object (at that point just a theoretical one) put into orbit around the earth. The first artificial satellite to be launched was the Russian Sputnik 1, in 1957, and in 1962 the Telstar satellite relayed the first satellite television signal. Sputnik means ‘fellow traveller’ in Russian, while Telstar got its name because it was built by Bell Telephone Laboratories and used for telecommunications.
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