planet

noun

1. 行星
   a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it
   1. the planets of our solar system
      太阳系的行星
   2. the planet Earth/Venus/Mars
      地球；金星；火星
2. 地球（尤指环境）
   used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment
   1. the battle to save the planet
      拯救地球的战斗

1. N-COUNT 行星
   A planet is a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet.
   1. The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.
      这幅图标示了太阳系八大行星中的6颗。

1. The URL for the Lonely Planet travel centre is http://www.lonelyplanet.com.
   “孤独星球旅游中心”的网址是http://www.lonelyplanet.com。
2. There are lots of ways of annihilating the planet
   毁灭地球有很多方法。
3. We have literally altered the chemistry of our planet's atmosphere
   我们确实改变了地球大气层的化学构成。
4. The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.
   可能正导致地球变暖的那些气体，其主要影响将在多年后显现。
5. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.
   地球上的物种数目似乎正飞速增长。
6. The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet
   蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。
7. The planet Mars will be visible to the naked eye all week
   整周都可以用肉眼观察到火星。
8. The new planet is about ten times the size of the earth.
   新发现的行星大约是地球的10倍那么大。
9. In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet.
   1664年，胡克注意到这颗行星表面有一块微红的斑点。
10. The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
    这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。
11. The newly discovered world followed an orbital path unlike that of any other planet.
    新发现的这个天体具有不同于任何其他行星的运行轨道。
12. The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.
    这幅图标示了太阳系八大行星中的6颗。
13. Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists
    “旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。
14. We are reproducing ourselves at such a rate that our numbers threaten the ecology of the planet.
    我们的繁衍速度太快，以至于人口数量对地球的生态系统造成了威胁。
15. Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system.
    土星是太阳系中的第二大行星。
16. The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
    行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。
17. The name Vulcan was given to the undiscovered planet
    一颗不为人知的行星被命名为“祝融”。
18. Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.
    早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。
19. Let us suppose another planet with conditions similar to those on the earth.
    让我们假定另外有一个具有和地球上相似条件的行星。
20. How many moons has the planet Jupiter?
    木星有几个卫星？
21. The final solar convulsions will wipe out all life on the planet.
    太阳的最后灾变将把地球上的一切生命消灭干净。
22. A passing planet is the cause of disaster, and there will be no escape for mankind.
    一颗过境的行星是造成灾难的元凶，人类无处可逃。
23. Rusty rocks on Mars have made the planet red!
    火星上锈色的岩石令整个行星看上去都红了！
24. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
    木星是我们整个太阳系中最大的一颗行星！
25. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, orbiting between Mars and the ringed planet, Saturn.
    木星是距离太阳第五远的行星，在火星和带有光环的土星之间运行。
26. You are probably the most qualified person on this planet.
    你可能是这个星球上最有资格的人了。
27. This created a quarantine-a sealing off of this planet.
    这创造了一个隔离-封闭了这行星。
28. Mars's consort, Venus, the planet of love and happiness, is in direct motion all year.
    火星的配偶，金星，幸福和爱情的行星，将在一年中始终保持顺行。
29. This planet is far from the sun.
    这颗行星离太阳很远。

n.

to be on another planet

what planet is sb on?

• （指某人的想法完全不切实际）
  used to suggest that sb's ideas are not realistic or practical
  1. He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?
     他认为做父亲很容易。他真是天真！

noun

1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

   Synonym:    major planet

2. any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

3. a person who follows or serves another

   Synonym:    satellite