- [countable]
a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun) and receives light from it 行星 the planets of our solar system 太阳系的行星 the planet Earth/Venus/Mars 地球；金星；火星 the possibility of life deep below the planet's surface 地球表面深处存在生命的可能性
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacea2He looked like something from another planet! 他看上去像是从外星球来的！ How many planets orbit the sun? 有多少颗行星绕着太阳转？ Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar planets. 哈勃望远镜已经发现大约 100 颗新的太阳系外行星。 She believes there is life on other planets. 她相信其他行星上有生命存在。 The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red planet. 该航天器目前在围绕这颗红色行星运行。 creatures from an alien planet 来自外星球的生物 rocky planets like Venus and Mars 像金星和火星之类的岩石行星 the outer planets of our solar system 我们太阳系的带外行星 the search for Earth-like planets 寻找类地行星
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
- orbit
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
- the planet[singular]
used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment 地球（尤指环境） the battle to save the planet 拯救地球的战斗 - (informal, humorous)
He must be one of the few people on the planet without a website. 他一定是这个星球上为数不多的没有网站的人。
Extra ExamplesWill recycling help save the planet? 循环再利用会有助于拯救地球吗？ We are destroying the planet with our fossil-fuel lifestyle. 我们依赖矿物燃料的生活方式正在摧毁地球。 I don't know a single other person on the planet who has seen this film. 我不知道这个星球上还有谁看过这部电影。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
- orbit
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French planete, from late Latin planeta, planetes, from Greek planētēs ‘wanderer, planet’, from planan ‘wander’.