orbit
verb
noun
ˈɔːbɪət
verb
1
to
travel
in
a
curved
path
around
a
much
larger
object
such
as
the
Earth,
the
sun
etc
沿轨道运行; 环绕…运行
The
satellite
orbits
the
Earth
every
48
hours.
这颗人造卫星每 48 小时绕地球运行一周。
noun
2
the
curved
path
travelled
by
an
object
which
is
moving
around
another
much
larger
object
such
as
the
Earth,
the
sun
etc
〔环绕地球、太阳等运行的〕轨道
[+
around
]
the
Moon’s
orbit
around
the
Earth
月球环绕地球运行的轨道
in/into
orbit
The
Space
Shuttle
is
now
in
orbit.
航天飞机现在已进入轨道。
The
telecommunications
satellite
went
into
orbit
at
the
end
of
last
year.
去年年底这颗通讯卫星进入了轨道。
3
the
area
of
power
and
influence
of
a
person,
organization
etc
[正式] 势力范围
formal
within
the
orbit
of
sth
countries
within
the
orbit
of
the
British
commonwealth
英联邦范围内的国家