manned orbital spacecraft; extraterrestrial communications facility
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
manned orbital space station
formalRefers to a large, habitable spacecraft in Earth's orbit designed for long-term human occupation and scientific research.
Guó国
jì际
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
shì是
duō多
guó国
hé合
zuò作
de的
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
shì室
。
The International Space Station is a scientific laboratory resulting from multinational cooperation.
Yǔ宇
háng航
yuán员
zài在
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
lǐ里
jìn进
xíng行
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
shēng生
wù物
shí实
yàn验
。
The astronauts conducted a series of biological experiments inside the space station.
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Zhōng中
guó国
zhèng正
zài在
jiàn建
shè设
zì自
jǐ己
de的
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
。
China is building its own space station.
noun
space-based communications facility
formalRefers to communication facilities established on celestial bodies like the Moon or Mars, or on spacecraft.
Jì计
huà划
zài在
yuè月
qiú球
jiàn建
lì立
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
，
yòng用
yú于
shēn深
kōng空
tàn探
cè测
tōng通
xìn信
。
There is a plan to establish a space station on the Moon for deep space exploration communications.
Zhè这
ge个
huǒ火
xīng星
kōng空
jiān间
zhàn站
fù负
zé责
chuán传
shū输
tàn探
cè测
chē车
de的
shù数
jù据
。
This Mars space station is responsible for transmitting data from the rover.