1N-COUNT [oft byNOUN]人造卫星 A satellite is an object which has been sent into space in order to collect information or to be part of a communications system. Satellites move continually round the earth or around another planet. 人造卫星
The rocket launched two communications satellites.
火箭发射了两颗通信卫星。
The signals are sent by satellite link.
信号通过人造卫星链路发出。
Worldwide coverage beamed by satellite generates huge audiences accompanied by global advertising revenues.
通过卫星发射的信号覆盖全世界,从而产生了大量的观众并在全球范围内赚取不菲的广告费。
SYN spacecraft, communications satellite, sputnik, space capsule
2ADJ [ADJ n](电视)使用卫星技术的;卫视的Satellite television is broadcast using a satellite. (电视)使用卫星技术的;卫视的
4N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]卫星国;附属国;卫星区;卫星组织 You can refer to a country, area, or organization as a satellite when it is controlled by or depends on a larger and more powerful one. 卫星国;附属国;卫星区;卫星组织
Italy became a satellite state of Germany by the end of the 1930s.