celestial

英 [səˈlestiəl]

美 [səˈlestʃl]

adj.  天空的; 天上的
n.  天人; 神仙; （指封建时代的）中国人; 天朝之人

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牛津词典

adj.

• 天空的；天上的
  of the sky or of heaven
  1. celestial bodies (= the sun, moon, stars, etc.)
     天体（太阳、月亮、星球等）
  2. celestial light/music
     天体光；美妙仙乐

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 天体的;天空的;天的
  Celestialis used to describe things relating to heaven or to the sky.
  1. Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.
     万有引力控制着天体的运动。
  2. In the process of their careful watching and recording the celestial movements the Chinese provided valuable and interesting information for succeeding generations.
     古代中国人在仔细观察、认真记录天体运动的过程里，为后代留下了宝贵而又有趣的资料。
• ADJ-GRADED 了不起的;美妙的;奇妙的
  If you describe something ascelestial, you mean that it is wonderful.
  1. ...a chocolate cake with an apricot filling and celestial effect on the taste buds.
     味道妙不可言的杏仁夹层巧克力蛋糕

英英释义

adj

• of heaven or the spirit
  1. celestial peace
  2. ethereal melodies
  3. the supernal happiness of a quiet death
  Synonym:etherealsupernal
• relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  1. celestial beings
  2. heavenly hosts
  Synonym:heavenly
• of or relating to the sky
  1. celestial map
  2. a heavenly body
  Synonym:heavenly

双语例句

• Its intersection with the celestial sphere will be a great circle& the ecliptic.
  它与天球相交处形成一个大圆&黄道。
• The sun together with the nine planets and all other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
  太阳系太阳和九大行星，以及围绕太阳运行的所有其他天体。
• Dawn will be the first spacecraft to orbit two celestial objects in the solar system.
  “黎明号”将是环绕太阳系中的两个天体轨道运行的第一架探测器。
• The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
  物理学中对天体与宇宙的研究。
• The conclusions are useful for the design of autonomous celestial navigation system based on UPF.
  该文可为基于UPF的航天器自主天文导航系统的参数设置提供参考和依据。
• Model of the celestial sphere; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars.
  天球的模型；早期天文学家用的测定星体位置的仪器。
• The pact arranging this is even being viewed as a model applicable to the moon and other celestial bodies.
  这个公约甚至被视为一个范本，适用于月球和其他天体的开发。
• The earth is only a baby compared with many other celestial bodies.
  和许多其他天体比较起来，地球只不过是个婴儿。
• Application to celestial mechanics and mechanical vibrations.
  天体力学和力学振动的应用。
• China is an old country, its ancient people had knowledge of distant seas and of celestial navigation.
  中国是一个古老的国家。它的古代人民具有远洋知识和天体导航知识。