meteorites

英 [ˈmiːtiəraɪts]

美 [ˈmitiɔˌraɪts]

n.  陨石
meteorite的复数

柯林斯词典

• 陨石;陨星;陨铁
  Ameteoriteis a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth.

双语例句

• Scientists have analysed meteorites that formed billions of years ago before falling to Earth.
  科学家们是在分析检修了在数十亿年之前坠落到地球上的陨石之后得出这一发现的。
• It will defend the earth's magnetosphere by deflecting meteorites and comets, it will lessen the effects of gamma rays into the Earth's atmosphere.
  它会通过使陨石和彗星偏离而保护地磁圈，这会有效地减少进入地球的伽马射线。
• Large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt.
  大陨石其实来自小行星带。
• But most of the meteorites that hit the earth's atmosphere melt or break up in the air.
  但大多数撞在地球大气上的陨石融化或在空气中破碎了。
• Meteorites contain the oldest known rocks in the solar system, as well as minerals that formed around other stars perhaps billions of years before our solar system was born.
  流星体中含有太阳系中已知的最古老的岩石，以及在太阳系诞生的几十亿年前在其他恒星周围形成的矿物。
• And it's from meteoroids that we get meteors and meteorites.
  流星和陨石也是来自流星体中。
• We need the air above not only for breathing, but to protect us from cosmic rays and meteorites.
  我们需要上面的空气，不仅为呼吸，也为保护我们不受宇宙射线和陨石的伤害。
• Most meteorites that have been examined fall into two classes.
  大多数检验过的陨石被分成两类。
• They believe the nitrates are ancient and probably came from meteorites or lightning strikes.
  科学家们相信，火星上的硝酸盐存在已久，很可能来自流星或闪电。
• Studies of meteorites are now providing evidence for the collisional-heating hypothesis.
  目前对于陨石的研究，提供了证据支持撞击加热假说。