| 单词 | aurora |
| 释义 | aurora (once / 6712 pages) 1n 2n An aurora consists of bands of light in the sky along the north and south poles. An aurora is a beautiful astronomical light show. If you look up at night and see bright bands of light, it's not an invasion by aliens: it's a natural, electrical phenomenon called an aurora. An aurora can happen at either of the Earth's magnetic poles, north or south. An aurora is considered one of the most gorgeous natural occurrences, and you’re lucky if you see one. The two types of auroras are called aurora borealis and aurora australis — which mean northern lights and southern lights, respectively. WORD FAMILYaurora: aurorae, auroral, auroras, aurorean+/auroral: aurorally USAGE EXAMPLESSome savored the profound quiet, or a perfect sunrise, or shimmering green aurorae on white snow. Science Magazine(Nov 23, 2016) The new book has his infrared images of an erupting volcano in Patagonia, underwater coral dunes in the Bahamas and amoeba-like incandescent auroras. Los Angeles Times(Nov 18, 2016) Iceland is one of the best places in the world to observe the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Seattle Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1 n an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force 2Hypo|Hyper aurora australis, southern lights the aurora of the southern hemisphere aurora borealis, northern lightsthe aurora of the northern hemisphere atmospheric phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere n the first light of day Syn|Ant|Hyper break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup sundown, sunset the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon hour, time of day clock time Aurora (once / 3000 pages) n WORD FAMILY Aurora: Aurorae, Auroras USAGE EXAMPLESAuthorities are also searching for 13-year-old Fabian Xavier Rosales, who vanished from the backyard of his Aurora home Sunday night. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) On Christmas morning, another forklift was “hot-wired” and used on Aurora Avenue North, near North 125th Street, to damage an ATM. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Aurora police said in a Tuesday afternoon news release that the teens face misdemeanor charges including battery, resisting police and disorderly conduct. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) n (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos Exp Roman deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans |
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