light-year

[US]/ˈlaɪtˌjɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˈlaɪtˌjɪr/

Translation

n.光年,光在一年内传播的距离,尤用于天文学
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Phrases & Collocations

light-year distance

光年距离

measured in light-years

以光年为单位

light-years away

距离光年

several light-years

数光年

light-year scale

光年尺度

across light-years

跨越光年

light-year equivalent

光年当量

travel light-years

穿越光年

light-years from

距离...光年

a light-year

一个光年

Example Sentences

the star is several light-years away.

这颗恒星远在数光年之外。

proxima centauri is the closest star to our sun, just over four light-years away.

半人马座α星是距离太阳最近的恒星,距离超过四光年。

scientists use light-years to measure vast distances in space.

科学家们用光年测量太空中的巨大距离。

traveling at the speed of light, it would still take years to cross a single light-year.

即使以光速行驶,穿过一光年也需要数年时间。

the exoplanet orbits a star 20 light-years from earth.

这颗系外行星围绕着一颗距离地球20光年的恒星运行。

the andromeda galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light-years away.

仙女座星系距离我们大约250万光年。

a light-year is a unit of distance, not time.

光年是一个距离单位,而不是时间单位。

the spacecraft would need many years to travel even one light-year.

飞船需要很多年才能行驶一光年。

the quasar's light has traveled billions of light-years to reach us.

该类星体发出的光已经穿过数十亿光年才能到达我们这里。

understanding light-years helps grasp the scale of the universe.

理解光年有助于我们理解宇宙的规模。

the telescope can observe galaxies millions of light-years distant.

这台望远镜可以观测到数百万光年远的星系。

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