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sputnik

/spoot-nik, spuht-; Russian spoot-nyik/US // ˈspʊt nɪk, ˈspʌt-; Russian ˈsput nyɪk //UK // (ˈspʊtnɪk, ˈspʌt-) //

卫星,卫星通信,卫星通讯社,卫星通讯

Related Words

rocket火箭,火箭弹,火箭炮,火箭筒moon月球,月球上的,月球上,月球上的人spacecraft宇宙飞船,航天器,太空船,太空舱luna月亮,月球,月光,月神asteroid小行星,小星体ancillary辅助的,辅助性的,辅助性,附属的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of a series of Soviet earth-orbiting satellites: Sputnik I was the world's first space satellite.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insatellite
Synonyms
asteroid小行星,小星体luna月亮,月球,月光,月神moon月球,月球上的,月球上,月球上的人rocket火箭,火箭弹,火箭炮,火箭筒spacecraft宇宙飞船,航天器,太空船,太空舱ancillary辅助的,辅助性的,辅助性,附属的

Examples

  • The Sputnik shapes seem like a nod to Cold War surveillance morphing into Age of Terror surveillance.

  • Tortoise disqualified for technical reasons, first place awarded to Sputnik hare.

  • That is the red thread of continuity, which runs from Decline 1.0 with Sputnik to Decline 5.0 with the post-crash.

  • The Soviet Union has launched Sputnik and communism is taking hold across eastern Europe.

  • That Redstone rocket was meant to boost American morale after the Soviets launched Sputnik.

  • But that was after Sputnik, and we didn't dare disregard any hints from the other side of the Iron Curtain.

  • They got reports from the observatories about another sputnik being launched by the Russians.

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