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A flyby is when a spacecraft goes close to a planet, moon, or comet but does not stop or land. It passes by, takes pictures and measurements, and carries on. Space agencies plan flybys because landing is hard and expensive; flying past still teaches you a lot.
A flyby is whenflyby是指 a spacecraft goes close to a planet, moon, or comet太空船靠近一顆行星、衛星或彗星,but does not stop or land但不停下來、也不降落。It passes by牠會飛過去,takes pictures and measurements拍照、做測量,and carries on然後繼續前進。Space agencies plan flybys太空機構會規劃flyby,because landing is hard and expensive因為降落既困難又昂貴;flying past still teaches you a lot只是飛過去也還是能學到很多東西
This is mainly a science and news word. You will hear it when a probe visits a planet: The spacecraft will make a flyby of Jupiter. The point is the close pass — near enough to study, not near enough to stay.
This is mainly a science and news word這主要是科學和新聞用語。when a probe visits a planet當探測器造訪一顆行星時 You will hear it你會聽到這個詞:The spacecraft will make a flyby of Jupiter這艘太空船將對木星進行飛掠。The point is the close pass重點在於這次近距離掠過——near enough to study近到可以研究,not near enough to stay但不會近到留下來
Though actually, people also use flyby for a plane that flies low over a place. That everyday use sits closer to or flyover. The sense here is the space one: close pass, gather information, do not land.
Though actually不過其實,people also use flyby for a plane that flies low over a place大家也會用flyby來指飛機低空飛過某個地方。That everyday use sits closer to flypast or flyover這種日常用法比較接近flypast或flyover。The sense here is the space one這裡講的是太空那個意思:close pass, gather information, do not land近距離掠過、蒐集資訊、不降落
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
flybynoun/ˈflaɪˌbaɪ/
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A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
- The upcoming flyby of Halley's comet is expected to provide new information on the nature of the comet.
- Farthest from the dim red dwarf Ondeste, the ice dwarf Maisuth has attracted no interest beyond a cursory flyby by automated probe in 1874. No significant resources were noted.
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A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- Two of your snot-nose jockeys did a fly-by on my tower at over 400 knots!
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A brief visit.
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nauticaltransportA sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
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computer-graphicscomputingengineeringA three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。