Orbiting Meaning in English
word · lemma: orbit
释义
Moving around another object in a curved path, usually in space, like a planet going around the sun or a satellite going around Earth.
用法与细微差别
Most common in scientific, technical, or space-related contexts. Used with objects like planets, satellites, and sometimes metaphorically for people or things constantly moving around a central point. Do not confuse with "rotating" (spinning in place). Common collocations: "orbiting planet," "orbiting satellite."
例句
The Earth is orbiting the Sun.
basic
A satellite is orbiting the planet.
basic
Many moons are orbiting Jupiter.
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That probe has been orbiting Mars for two years.
natural
The telescope found an asteroid orbiting near Earth.
natural
She described the feeling as like orbiting a new world, always discovering something different.
natural