orbit
英['ɔːbɪt]
美['ɔrbɪt]
- n. 轨道；眼眶；势力范围；生活常规
- vi. 盘旋；绕轨道运行
- vt. 绕…轨道而行
英英释意
- 1. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another;
- "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
- 2. a particular environment or walk of life;
- "his social sphere is limited"
- "it was a closed area of employment"
- "he's out of my orbit"
- 3. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet";
- "the ambit of municipal legislation"
- "within the compass of this article"
- "within the scope of an investigation"
- "outside the reach of the law"
- "in the political orbit of a world power"
- 4. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- 5. the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball