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

• 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。
• 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；
• Your wish will be granted upon a shooting star.
  向流星许愿会让你梦想成真的。
• 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。
• If you watch, you will see a shooting star.
  如果你仔细看，就会看到流星。
• Like a shooting star he shines.
  就好像他擦亮的一颗流星。
• 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？
• 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。
• The shooting star didn't grant me my wish.
  流星没有让我的愿望成真。
• 'We saw a very bright shooting star.' —'Did you really? '
  “我们看到了一颗很明亮的流星。”——“真的吗？”