shooting star

英 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)]

美 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑːr]

n.  流星

牛津词典

noun

• 流星
  a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere

柯林斯词典

• 流星
  Ashooting staris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.

英英释义

noun

• a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
  Synonym:meteor

双语例句

• Your wish will be granted upon a shooting star.
  向流星许愿会让你梦想成真的。
• Local authorities determined it was made by a shooting star.
  当地有关部门认定是流星导致的。
• Waiting till the first shooting star gliding across the sky, we will begin to dance.
  等待第一颗流星划过时，我们将开始跳舞。
• Inspiration is just a shooting star, while the will power is the eternal sun.
  灵感只是一颗流星，毅力才是永恒的太阳。
• Then I have made a terrible wish on a shooting star.
  那样的话我对流星许了个太糟糕的愿了。
• The museum has a red star-shaped gate piercing into the ground, like a shooting star that falls from the sky.
  站在博物馆的大门前，斜插入地的红色星形大门如星辰坠落，简洁有力；
• A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.
  明亮的流星，或者说陨石，是番难忘的景象。
• When she was not even born yet, a shooting star hit her grandma's back yard.
  她还没出生的时候，一颗彗星（的碎片）掉在她祖母的后院。
• Like a shooting star giving off so much light.
  就像是一颗流星放射出如此灿烂的光芒。
• Maybe someday he become a shooting star in the sky.
  可能他某天成为一个闪亮的星在天空。