orbiter
orbiter — 名詞
1. a vehicle sent into space to travel around a planet, moon, or similar object ins
軌道器
繞行天體而不降落的太空船
a vehicle sent into space to travel around a planet, moon, or similar object instead of going down onto it
The Mars orbiter sent clear pictures of dust storms last night.
那艘火星軌道器昨晚傳回了清楚的沙塵暴照片。
collocation: Mars orbiter
Engineers checked the orbiter's fuel before the launch from Florida.
工程師在佛州發射前檢查了那艘軌道器的燃料。
launch context: check an orbiter's fuel
The orbiter circled Venus while another craft prepared to land.
那艘軌道器繞著金星運行，另一艘太空船則準備降落。
Our class watched the orbiter pass over Earth on the screen.
我們班在螢幕上看著那艘軌道器飛越地球上空。
After two years in space, the orbiter still worked well.
在太空待了兩年後，那艘軌道器仍然運作良好。
- satellite
broader and often used for objects that go around Earth; it does not always suggest a research mission
- spacecraft
the broadest term for any vehicle operating in space
- probe
usually an unmanned research craft, which may orbit, fly past, or land
- space vehicle
a general descriptive term, less common in everyday use than spacecraft
文法句型
a Mars orbiter
launch an orbiter
the orbiter circled Venus
用法筆記
Usually named after the body it goes around, as in Mars orbiter or lunar orbiter. Distinguish from lander: an orbiter remains above the surface instead of touching down.