centaur 的定义
- 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.
- Astronomy. the constellation Centaurus.
- a skillful horseman or horsewoman.
- 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
等同于 monster
更多centaur例句
- The centaur — a mythical creature that is half human and half horse — might seem like a relatively easy mashup.
- That would give a centaur two sets of back legs and two pelvises.
- NASA has considered sending spacecraft to centaurs, although no missions have been selected for development yet.
- That means Chariklo likely has one or more tiny shepherd moons itself, making the centaur a miniature solar system.
- This position, along with its composition of rock and ice, marks Chariklo as a “centaur.”
- Another of the most beautiful, on account of its regularity, is that of the Centaur (Fig. 22).
- With the grace of a Centaur, the rider swung his mount in beside them and doffed his hat.
- 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.
- The poisoned tip sank deep233 into the centaur's side, and he knew at once that he had received his death-wound.
- "I harnessed him to the wagonette with Linda," returned the Centaur, with an angry look at the listening Valentina.