"astronauts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 宇航员

Definition

宇航员是经受过训练，能够在太空中旅行和工作的人员。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Astronauts”通常指受过专门训练、能进行太空飞行的人。不要与“cosmonaut”（俄国宇航员）或“taikonaut”（中国航天员）混淆。英语中主要用“astronauts”泛指所有国家的太空飞行员。

Examples

Many astronauts have walked on the Moon.

许多**宇航员**曾在月球上行走。

The astronauts live on the space station for months.

**宇航员**会在空间站生活几个月。

Children often dream of becoming astronauts.

孩子们常常梦想成为**宇航员**。

Some astronauts have to exercise every day to stay healthy in space.

有些**宇航员**必须每天锻炼身体，以保持健康。

It takes years of training before astronauts can go on a mission.

**宇航员**要经过多年的训练才能执行任务。

If you watch the news, you might see the astronauts floating around the station.

看新闻时，你可能会看到**宇航员**在空间站里漂浮。