astronaut

• n. 宇航员，航天员；太空旅行者

词根astro, 星。词根naut, 航行，见nautical, 航海的。

astronaut (n.)

coined 1929 in science fiction, popularized from 1961 by U.S. space program, from astro- + nautes "sailor" (see naval). French astronautique (adj.) had been coined 1927 by "J.H. Rosny," pen name of Belgian-born science fiction writer Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (1856-1940) on model of aéronautique, and Astronaut was used in 1880 as the name of a fictional spaceship by English writer Percy Greg (1836-1889) in "Across the Zodiac."

1. The astronaut was welcomed with joyous , resounding acclaim.

人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The rocket boosts the astronaut into space.

这火箭能把宇航员送入太空.

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3. Astronaut Pierre Thuot tried to latch the 15-foot robotic arm onto the satellite.

宇航员皮埃尔·索特想要把这个长15英尺的机械手安到人造卫星上。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The fifth objective, was astronaut training, mainly a useful byproduct of the program.

计划的第五个目标是训练宇航员, 这主要还是一个有用的附带结果.

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5. Neil Armstrong is the first astronaut to walk on the moon.

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗是第一位在月球漫步的宇航员.

来自辞典例句