space rock

/speɪs rɒk/· n.

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space rock
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Chinese meaning

太tài空kōng岩yán石shí(常cháng指zhǐ陨yǔn石shí)

来lái自zì太tài空kōng的de岩yán石shí,如rú陨yǔn石shí、小xiǎo行xíng星xīng

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在zài撒sā哈hā拉lā发fā现xiàn的de那nà块kuài火huǒ星xīng陨yǔn石shí

Example

Minerals in the space rock provide hints about the early history of the red planet, when water was flowing on the surface.

这zhè块kuài太tài空kōng岩yán石shí中zhōng的de矿kuàng物wù为wèi我wǒ们men提tí供gōng了le线xiàn索suǒ,揭jiē示shì这zhè颗kē红hóng色sè星xīng球qiú早zǎo期qī的de历lì史shǐ,当dāng时shí水shuǐ还hái在zài其qí表biǎo面miàn流liú淌tǎng。

Source: The New York Times · 30 Oct 2026

Background ✎

在zài撒sā哈hā拉lā沙shā漠mò发fā现xiàn的de一yī块kuài陨yǔn石shí,被bèi确què认rèn是shì一yī块kuài有yǒu 41 亿yì年nián历lì史shǐ的de火huǒ星xīng碎suì片piàn。陨yǔn石shí中zhōng的de矿kuàng物wù提tí供gōng了le线xiàn索suǒ,显xiǎn示shì这zhè颗kē红hóng色sè星xīng球qiú早zǎo期qī的de历lì史shǐ,当dāng时shí水shuǐ还hái在zài其qí表biǎo面miàn流liú动dòng。

Roots · etymology

由 space 与 rock 直接组合而成的复合词

  • space(太空)+ rock(岩石)

Collocations

  • a space rock / giant space rock / space rock hits Earth

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