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单词 Perseids
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Perseidsnoun [ plural ]

/ˈpɜː.si.ɪdz//ˈpɜ˞ː.si.ɪdz/specialized

a group of meteors that form a meteor shower (= a number of pieces of rock from space that produce a bright light at a particular date each year as they travel through the atmosphere) that is most active around August 12th:

A small group gathered at the observatory to catch a glimpse of the annual Perseids meteor shower.

More examples

  • Perseids are fragments of the comet Swift-Tuttle.
  • Perseids are so called because they seem to come from the constellation Perseus.
  • Even with the moonlight, the Perseids are worth watching.
  • I watched the peak of the Perseids meteor shower from my back yard.
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