orbit

/ˈɔː.bɪt/· noun

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Chinese meaning

(环绕)轨道

天tiān体tǐ/卫wèi星xīng的de环huán绕rào轨guǐ道dào

In this story →

亚yà马mǎ逊xùn卫wèi星xīng已yǐ在zài近jìn地dì轨guǐ道dào上shàng组zǔ网wǎng运yùn行xíng

Example

Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor.

亚马逊表示,目前其在近地轨道运行的卫星数量,已足以让其Starlink竞品项目正式启动。

Source: The Verge · 2 Jul 2026

Background ✎

亚yà马mǎ逊xùn自zì家jiā卫wèi星xīng互hù联lián网wǎng项xiàng目mùAmazon Leo卫wèi星xīng组zǔ网wǎng已yǐ初chū具jù规guī模mó,被bèi视shì为wèi对duì标biāoSpaceX的deStarlink。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 orbita(车辙、轨迹),本义「圆环压出的路径」

  • 拉丁词根 orb(圆环)+ -ita(轨迹后缀)

Collocations

  • low-Earth orbit / go into orbit / orbit the Earth

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