meteor

名词 meteor:

1. 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
   同义词：shooting star
2. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
   同义词：meteoroid

1. The meteor, rushing through the air, becomes intensely heated by friction and is usually completely vaporized.
   流星快速掠过空气时，由于磨擦而变得非常热，通常被完全气化了。
2. A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.
   火流星与最亮的行星一样亮或比其更亮的陨星
3. A meteor shot across the sky.
   流星划过天空。
4. It is said that if you make a wish when you see a meteor in the sky your wish will be realized.
   据说如果你在看见流星时许个愿，愿望就会实现。

me.te.or

n.（名词）
A bright trail or streak that appears in the sky when a meteoroid is heated to incandescence by friction with the earth`s atmosphere.Also called falling star ,shooting star
流星：流星体与地球大气摩擦加热至白炽在天空中出现的闪光痕迹或光带也作 falling star,shooting star

来源：
Middle English metheour [atmospheric phenomenon]
中古英语 metheour [大气现象]
from Old French meteore
源自 古法语 meteore
from Medieval Latin meteôrum
源自 中世纪拉丁语 meteôrum
from Greek meteôron [astronomical phenomenon] [from neuter of] meteôros [high in the air]
源自 希腊语 meteôron [天文现象] [] 源自meteôros的中性词 [在天空高处]
meta- [meta-]
meta- [前缀，表.变换，变化.]
-aoros [lifted] ; akin to aeirein [to lift up] * see aorta
-aoros [被抬高的] ；类似于 aeirein [抬高] *参见 aorta