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    aurora borealis

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Astronomy
    au·ro·ra bo·re·a·lis /əˌrɔːrə bɔːriˈeɪləs, ɔː- $ -ˈæl-/ noun [singular]  HAthe Northern Lights 北极光
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    aurora borealis• The sky was aflame with the aurora borealis, the eerily luminous northern lights.• The aurora borealis was like that, too.    Origin aurora borealis (1700-1800) Modern Latin “northern dawn”
    au·ro·ra bo·re·a·lis nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus Northern Lights the


    aurora borealis
    au‧ro‧ra bo‧re‧a‧lis /əˌrɔːrə bɔːriˈeɪləs, ɔː- $ -ˈæl-/ noun [singular]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: 'northern dawn'
    the Northern Lights


    aur·ora bor·ealisBrE /ɔːˌrɔːrə ˌbɔːriˈeɪlɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ɔːˌrɔːrə ˌbɔːriˈeɪlɪs/ 🔊 noun [singular] = Northern Lights