celestial

英 [səˈlestiəl]

美 [səˈlestʃl]

adj.  天空的; 天上的
n.  天人; 神仙; （指封建时代的）中国人; 天朝之人

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牛津词典

adj.

• 天空的；天上的
  of the sky or of heaven
  1. celestial bodies (= the sun, moon, stars, etc.)
     天体（太阳、月亮、星球等）
  2. celestial light/music
     天体光；美妙仙乐

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 天体的;天空的;天的
  Celestialis used to describe things relating to heaven or to the sky.
  1. Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.
     万有引力控制着天体的运动。
  2. In the process of their careful watching and recording the celestial movements the Chinese provided valuable and interesting information for succeeding generations.
     古代中国人在仔细观察、认真记录天体运动的过程里，为后代留下了宝贵而又有趣的资料。
• ADJ-GRADED 了不起的;美妙的;奇妙的
  If you describe something ascelestial, you mean that it is wonderful.
  1. ...a chocolate cake with an apricot filling and celestial effect on the taste buds.
     味道妙不可言的杏仁夹层巧克力蛋糕

英英释义

adj

• of heaven or the spirit
  1. celestial peace
  2. ethereal melodies
  3. the supernal happiness of a quiet death
  Synonym:etherealsupernal
• relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  1. celestial beings
  2. heavenly hosts
  Synonym:heavenly
• of or relating to the sky
  1. celestial map
  2. a heavenly body
  Synonym:heavenly

双语例句

• Developed the theory of the atom, celestial movements and human ethics.
  发展了有关原子、天体运转和人类伦理学等理论。
• Model of the celestial sphere; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars.
  天球的模型；早期天文学家用的测定星体位置的仪器。
• The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies.
  天文学中有关天体的物理与化学性质的分支。
• The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
  物理学中对天体与宇宙的研究。
• The sun together with the nine planets and all other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
  太阳系太阳和九大行星，以及围绕太阳运行的所有其他天体。
• It is not just a celestial body in the university faraway.
  它可不仅是宇宙中一个遥远的天体。
• Now I am called on earth to enjoy celestial felicity.
  如今我这个凡夫俗子蒙神的召唤，将享受天堂的幸福了。
• Sun sensors are often disturbed by other celestial bodies when satellites running on orbit and cause satellites abnormal.
  太阳敏感器在轨道运行时，容易受到天体的干扰而引起卫星姿态异常。
• The branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies.
  天文学中对天体发射无线电波的侦察与研究的分支。
• One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere.
  地轴延线与天球相交的两点之一。