| 单词 | meteor |
| 释义 | meteor —meteorlike, adj. /mee"tee euhr, -awr'/, n. 1. Astron. a. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. b. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide. 2. any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed. 3. (formerly) any atmospheric phenomenon, as hail or a typhoon. 4. (cap.) Mil. Britain's first operational jet fighter, a twin-engine aircraft that entered service in 1944. [1570-80; < NL meteorum < Gk metéoron meteor, a thing in the air, n. use of neut. of metéoros raised in the air, equiv. to met- MET- + eor- (var. s. of aéirein to raise) + -os adj. suffix] |
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