sputnik是什么意思？

sputnik

英[ˈspʌtnɪk] 美[ˈspʊtnɪk, ˈspʌt-, ˈsputnjɪk]

• n. 人造地球卫星；

复数：sputniks;

例句

• Explorer One went into a higher orbit than either Sputnik. 探索者1号比两颗史泼尼克号进入的轨道都更高一些.
• It is the Sputnik and is ignored at our peril. 其现实意义不亚于苏联当时发射首颗人造卫星,对此视而不见是非常危险的.
• In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 into outer space. 1957 年，苏联人将“斯普特尼克1号”人造卫星送入了外层空间。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a Russian artificial satellite;
  "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth"