| 单词 | orb |
| 释义 | orb (once / 1427 pages) nv An orb is a ball-shaped object. You might be inspired to write a poem about the full moon in which you describe it as "a glowing orb." The sun, moon, marbles, grapes — all of these have been described (particularly by poets) as orbs. Your round gold earrings, your dog's favorite tennis ball, and a grapefruit before you cut it in half can be called orbs too, because they're all spherical in shape. The Latin source, orbem, means "circle, disk, ring, or hoop," and is probably related to orbita, "wheel track or rut." WORD FAMILYorb: orbed, orbing, orbs USAGE EXAMPLESIn one of the palest, a series of orbs and slices of orbs follows the phases of the moon. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) A cube-shaped, see-through facade that encases the orb serves as a visual hymn to the European Union’s motto, “United in diversity,” Mr. Samyn said. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Small orbs of interlocking greenery were hung over the doors as a sign of welcome and goodwill. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1n an object with a spherical shape Syn|Hypo|Hyper ball, globe crystal ball a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers camphor ball, mothballa small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing time-balla ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory fireballthe luminous center of a nuclear explosion fireballa ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) globulea small globe or ball spherulea small sphere pelleta small sphere bolusa small round soft mass (as of chewed food) bubblea hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) sphere a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) 2n the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye Syn|Hyper eyeball capsule a structure that encloses a body part 3v move in an orbit Syn|Hypo|Hyper orbit, revolve retrograde move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies circle, circulate move in circles |
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