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

• 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。
• The branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies.
  天文学中对天体发射无线电波的侦察与研究的分支。
• The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies.
  天文学中有关天体的物理与化学性质的分支。
• Celestial poles are situated directly over the earth's geographical poles.
  天极直接位于地球的地理极上面。
• 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。
• Developed the theory of the atom, celestial movements and human ethics.
  发展了有关原子、天体运转和人类伦理学等理论。
• Caroline showed great interest in learning that she had with his father to observe constellations and celestial bodies.
  卡罗琳表现出对学习的极大兴趣，她曾与父亲一起观察星座和天体。
• Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
  二分点在天球上天赤道与黄道相切的两点中的任一点。
• 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 astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies.
  天文学中有关天体位置与运动的测量的分支。