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

• Wish upon a shooting star, make your dream come ture.
  向闪烁的星星许愿，让你的梦想成真。
• It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place
  最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
• 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。
• But how was making Sleepy Hollow different from shooting Star Wars?
  但是如何让《沉睡谷》的拍摄与《星球大战》的拍摄不同呢？
• There's a shooting star, just there, right above us.
  一颗流星，刚从我们头上划过。
• Your wish will be granted upon a shooting star.
  向流星许愿会让你梦想成真的。
• The meteor is a "shooting star" that streaks across the sky.
  流星是从天空中掠过的“飞速划过的星星”。
• Life like a shooting star, penetrating the dark and illuminating the universe though disappearing in a flash.
  人生如流星，虽转瞬即逝，也要划破黑暗光照人间。
• I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour
  我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。
• The shooting star didn't grant me my wish.
  流星没有让我的愿望成真。