英 [ˈæstərɔɪd] 美 [ˈæstərɔɪd]
n. 小行星；海星
adj. 星状的；类似海星的
复数asteroids
asteroid /ˈæstəˌrɔɪd/
可数名词 An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter. (火星和木星间运行的)小行星
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
shaped like a star
同义词： star-shaped
小行星-引用次数：2
参考来源小行星着陆器锚定位研究
小游星
小行星
小行星-引用次数：1
参考来源飞行器围绕小行星的轨道运动 Spacecraft Orbital Motion Around Asteroids
海盘车,海星(= starfish)
海盘车的；似海盘车的，海星状的
星状的;星形曲线;小行星;似紫菀属的
星彩宝石
小行星
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... asterisk星号 asteroid星形线 asymmetric非对称的 ...
asteroidal 星状的
aster [植] 紫菀属植物；星状体
There is an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth.
有个小行星正处于可能与地球发生碰撞的航向上。
Scientists were debating whether an asteroid was about to hit the Earth.
科学家们在争论一颗小行星是否要撞上地球。
The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.
最大的小行星是谷神星，其体积大约是月球的四分之一。
The American space agency's Dawn spacecraft began circling Vesta, a member of the asteroid belt that orbits the sun.
VOA : special.2011.07.27
In two thousand eight Norway opened a so-called doomsday vault designed to be secure from any threat -- even an asteroid strike.
VOA : special.2010.08.24
Knowing more about how the Yarkovsky effect changes an asteroid's orbit will help scientists better predict whether RQ36 will come near Earth.
VOA : special.2011.06.22
They caught sight of the asteroid after its last pass, at a far greater distance.
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is a primordial relic from the formation of our Solar System.
This would involve launching a spacecraft able to give the asteroid a nudge to change its orbit.