comet

英 [ˈkɒmɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːmɪt]

n. 彗星; 扫帚星

复数：comets　

Collins.2 / BNC.10128 / COCA.5217

牛津词典

noun

彗星；扫帚星
a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail

N-COUNT 彗星
Acometis a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
1. Halley's Comet is going to come back in 2061.
  哈雷彗星将于2061年回归。

noun

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

Halley's Comet is going to come back in 2061.
哈雷彗星将于2061年回归。
They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight
他们观察了这颗彗星70天，直至其慢慢从视线中消失。
The orbit of this comet intersects the orbit of the Earth
这颗彗星的轨道与地球的轨道交叉。
So you might say, in essence, this is his comet.
所以你可能会说，在本质上，这是他的彗星。
Why do you always call him comet?
你为什么老叫他扫帚星呢？
If I had binoculars, I could see that comet clearly.
如果我有望远镜，我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
People used to disparage a comet as "a disaster star".
过去人们贬称彗星为“扫帚星”。
Comet also sired the champion foal out of Spinway Harvest.
“彗星”还跟“斯平威·哈维斯特”生下了这匹出类拔萃的小马驹。
It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.
预计一颗彗星将会与某一行星相撞。
Did you ever see a comet.
你看见过彗星吗？