centaur / ˈsɛn tɔr /

⚽高中词汇人马半人马人马座半人马座

centaur 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
  2. Astronomy. the constellation Centaurus.
  3. a skillful horseman or horsewoman.
  4. Rocketry. a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.

centaur 近义词

centaur

等同于 monster

更多centaur例句

  1. The centaur — a mythical creature that is half human and half horse — might seem like a relatively easy mashup.
  2. That would give a centaur two sets of back legs and two pelvises.
  3. NASA has considered sending spacecraft to centaurs, although no missions have been selected for development yet.
  4. That means Chariklo likely has one or more tiny shepherd moons itself, making the centaur a miniature solar system.
  5. This position, along with its composition of rock and ice, marks Chariklo as a “centaur.”
  6. Another of the most beautiful, on account of its regularity, is that of the Centaur (Fig. 22).
  7. With the grace of a Centaur, the rider swung his mount in beside them and doffed his hat.
  8. Deaneira took the robe, but said nothing to her husband of the centaur's gift, hoping that she would never have to make use of it.
  9. The poisoned tip sank deep233 into the centaur's side, and he knew at once that he had received his death-wound.
  10. "I harnessed him to the wagonette with Linda," returned the Centaur, with an angry look at the listening Valentina.