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island universe

宇宙岛,岛屿宇宙,岛国宇宙,宇宙岛国

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an external galaxy.

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  • The universe as Edwin Hubble had imagined it, chock-full of island universes, was captured in one hard look.

  • By the end of the decade, Hubble had not only shown that the spiral nebulae were “island universes,” he also had begun to classify different galaxy types and think about how they evolved over time.

  • But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.

  • The sequels will contain anything from the Expanded Universe.

  • Let Jourdan Dunn be the first of many—not an island, or badge of self-congratulation.

  • Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.

  • They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.

  • A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.

  • Because the universe is governed by laws, and there is no credible instance on record of those laws being suspended.

  • The world may end, the heavens fall, yet loving voices would still find an echo in the ruins of the universe.

  • A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.

  • The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.