satellite

复数：satellites

1. [C] 卫星 a body in space that moves round a larger one. especially a planet
2. [C] 人造卫星 a man-made object intended to move around the Earth, moon, etc.for some purpose
3. [C] 卫星国,附庸国,卫星都市 sth, especially a country, that is controlled by or depends on sth else

• launch〔shoot up〕 a satellite发射卫星
• orbit a satellite把人造卫星送入轨道
• recover a satellite使卫星返回地面

• commercial satellite商业卫星
• artificial〔a man-made〕 satellite人造卫星
• intelligence-gathering satellite搜集情报的卫星

• communications〔spy, weather〕 satellite通讯〔间谍,气象〕卫星
• earth satellite地球卫星

• satellite base〔town〕卫星基地〔城〕

• satellite for lunar probes月球探测卫星

satellite communication卫星通信

satellite television卫星电视

satellite navigation n. 卫星导航

satellite remote sensing卫星遥感；卫星遥感测量

satellite image卫星图象

communications satellite n. 通信卫星

meteorological satellite气象卫星

satellite imagery卫星图，卫星影像

satellite antenna卫星天线

satellite town卫星城；卫星镇

artificial satellite人造卫星

communication satellite通信卫星；通讯卫星

weather satellite气象卫星

satellite tracking卫星跟踪

navigation satellite导航卫星

spy satellite间谍卫星

satellite transmission卫星传播

satellite city卫星城

satellite phone卫星电话

satellite altimetry卫星测高（法）

1. Troop movements can be observed from space by a satellite.
   藉助卫星可观察到部队的调动。
2. The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite.
   这设备收到了卫星发出的信号。
3. The bbc is hooked up with Australian television by satellite.
   英国广播公司通过卫星与澳大利亚电视实行联播。