noun🔗Share卫星，人造卫星 A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one."A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite."一个废弃的上面级火箭实际上就是一个报废的卫星。astronomyspacesciencetechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share人造卫星，卫星。 A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth."Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator."许多通信卫星在赤道上方36000公里处运行。technologyspaceastronomycommunicationelectronicsdevicemachinescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share卫星国，附庸国. A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body."The small, rural school is a satellite of the larger city school district. "这所小型乡村学校隶属于更大的城市学区，实际上是它的一个附庸.politicsgovernmentnationstateorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share走狗，喽啰 An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman."The politician's closest satellite was always seen at his side during campaign events. "那位政客最亲近的走狗总是出现在他的竞选活动中。persongrouppoliticsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share卫星电视， 卫星接收。 Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology."Do you have satellite at your house?"你家能收看卫星电视吗？technologymediaelectronicscommunicationspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share卫星成分，补语。 (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light"."The satellite clause in the sentence "My sister went to the store" describes the action of going. "在句子“我姐姐去了商店”中，作为“卫星成分”的“去了商店”描述的是“去”这个动作。grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用卫星传送，通过卫星发送 To transmit by satellite."The news station satellites their weather reports to all their viewers across the country. "这家新闻台用卫星把天气预报传送到全国各地的观众。technologycommunicationspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
