aurora

英 [ɔː'rɔːrə]

美

n.  极光; 曙光; 曙光女神; 女子名

复数：auroras　

TOEFLGRE电力

BNC.27685 / COCA.18136

英英释义

noun

• an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
• the first light of day
  1. we got up before dawn
  2. they talked until morning
  Synonym:dawndawningmorningfirst lightdaybreakbreak of daybreak of the daydayspringsunrisesunupcockcrow

双语例句

• Well, aurora sightings are most common at high latitudes, so I could go to Antarctica.
  嗯，极光的景象在纬度高的地方最普遍，所以去南极也可以。
• The spectacle of the aurora may appear to dazzle and enchant the observer's eye.
  极光的壮丽景色的出现，会使观察者为之眩目和迷惑。
• I ran out into the field, and within a few minutes the aurora went crazy!
  我跑到空地上，几分钟内极光就疯狂地充满了整个天空。
• Gargantuan aurora's with no solar wind?
  巨大的极光会没有太阳风？
• NASA image captured from the International Space Station shows rare aurora appearing in red.
  NASA国际空间站拍到的一张罕见红色极光照片。
• I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.
  我一直是黎明女神的崇拜者，如希腊人般真诚。
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called aurora borealis, or northern lights.
  在北半球，这种现象就是所谓的黎明的女神，或北极光。
• The aurora, the light of the night sky, and the twilight have been studied by a large number of investigators.
  很多研究工作者还研究了极光、夜天空和曙光所呈现的发射性光谱。
• If a CME caused this aurora burst, then where is the CME?
  如果是CME造成了这次极光爆发，CME在哪捏？
• I also went to the library to find out about the aurora.
  我还去了图书馆查极光的资料。