orb

• 指球形的物体，尤指解剖学中含眼球的球状结构，或任何球形物。

A noun referring to a spherical object, such as the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye or any object with a spherical shape.

1. EyeballC1formal

   The spherical capsule that contains the vertebrate eye.

   眼球

   • The surgeon carefully examined the orb of the patient's eye.
   • The orb of the eye is protected by the bony socket.
   • Damage to the orb can lead to vision loss.

   同义词eyeeyeballglobe

2. SphereB2formal

   An object that has a spherical or round shape.

   球体

   • The crystal orb glowed with a soft light.
   • Children played with a colorful orb in the park.
   • The planet appeared as a bright orb in the night sky.

   同义词ballglobeglobulesphere

• 古旧动词，意为剥夺、夺走或抢走某物。在现代英语中已属过时用法。

An archaic verb meaning to deprive of something, to bereave, or to strip away. It is now considered obsolete in modern English.

1. Move in an orbitC1formal

   To travel in a curved path around a central point, like a planet around a star.

   沿轨道运行

   • The satellite orbs the Earth every 90 minutes.
   • Ancient astronomers believed the moon orbed the Earth in a perfect circle.
   • The spacecraft will orb the planet for two years.

   同义词circlecircumvolvegyrateorbitrevolve