Astronomy

Question 1

whirl

Answer 1

v.快速旋轉

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manned

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a.載人的；由人駕駛的

manned flights 載人的飛行

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flash

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n.閃爍；閃光(燈)

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launch

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v.發射

launch a spaceship into orbit 發射太空船上軌道

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galaxy

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n.銀河系；星系

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the solar syste

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n.太陽系

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Mercury

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n.水星

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Venus

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n.金星

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Earth

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n.地球

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Mars

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n.火星

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Jupiter

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n.木星

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Saturn

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n.土星

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Uranus

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n.天王星

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Neptune

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n.海王星

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Pluto

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n.冥王星

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sphere

/sfɪr/

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n.球體

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celestial

/səˈlɛstʃəl/

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n. 天體的，天空的
- > celestial bodies 天體
- > terrestrial (a.)地球地；陸地的 /təˈrɛstriəl/

Question 18

axis

/ˈæksɪs/

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n.軸

the axis of the earth 地軸

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orbit

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n.軌地

The spaceship has been put in orbit round the earth. 太空船進入環繞地球的軌道上

Question 20

lunar module

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n.登月小艇，登月艙

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satellite

/ˈsætəlˌaɪt/

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n.衛星

The satellite was repaired in orbit by astronauts from the space shuttle in 1984

Question 22

astronaut

/ˈæstrəˌnɔt/

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n.太空人

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register

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v.(機器等)自動記錄

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binary star

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n.雙子生

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variable star

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n.變星

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sight

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v. 看到，發現；觀測 = observ

- >sight a new star 發現新星

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the big bang theory

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n. 霹靂說，大爆炸理論

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spiral

/ˈspaɪrəl/

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a.螺旋狀的

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spacecraft

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n.大空船 = spaceship

Question 30

eclipse

/ɪˈklɪps/

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n.(太陽、月亮的)蝕

a solar/lunar eclipse 日/月 蝕

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quarters of the Moon

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n.(上、下)弦月

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lunar month

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n.太陰月

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black hole

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n.黑洞

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Polaris

/poʊˈlærɪs/

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n. 北極星

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vernal equinox

/ˈvɜrnəl/ /ˈikwɪˌnɑks/

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n. 春分

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autumnal equinox

/ˈɔtəm/ /ˈikwɪˌnɑks/

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n.秋分

Question 37

apex

/ˈeɪˌpɛks/

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n. 頂點

- >the apex of a triangle 三角形的頂點

Question 38

crater

/ˈkreɪtə/

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v. form a crater in (the ground or a planet).
* impact crater
撞擊火山口；隕石坑。

Question 39

bulge

/bʌldʒ/

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n.
1. [C] 腫脹, 凸塊
vi.
1. 膨脹, 凸起[(+with)]
2. 裝滿[(+with)]
vt.
1. 使膨脹, 使凸起

Question 40

Tharsis bulge

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n. 塔爾西斯隆起 (火星)

Question 41

ongoing

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a. 前進的; 進行的; 不間斷的

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intermittently

/ɪntɚˋmɪtəntlɪ/

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adv. 間歇地

Question 43

prominent

/ˋprɑmənənt/

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a.
1. 突起的; 凸出的
2. 突出的; 顯著的; 顯眼的
3. 卓越的; 重要的; 著名的

Question 44

pit

/pɪt/

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n. 窪坑, 凹處; 地窖；陷阱; 圈套；地獄; 墓穴
vt. 使成凹; 挖坑於; 使留下疤痕
     be pitted with
    The surface of the moon is pitted with craters .     
     月球表面因有環形山而變得坑坑窪窪。

Question 45

diameter

/daɪˋæmətɚ/

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n.
1. 直徑
2. 倍(透鏡等的放大單位)
This glass magnifies 20 diameters .   
這個放大鏡能放大二十倍。

Question 46

obliterate

/əˋblɪtə͵ret/

Answer 46

v. 擦掉…的痕跡; 沖刷(掉); 消滅
The heavy rain obliterated all footprints .
大雨沖掉了所有的腳印。
syn : destroy, erase, demolish, delete