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orb /ɔːb $ ɔːrb/ noun [countable]  1  literaryALD a bright ball-shaped object, especially the sun or the moon 明亮的球体〔尤指太阳或月亮〕 the red orb of the sun 红彤彤的太阳2. PGOa ball decorated with gold, carried by a king or queen on formal occasions as a sign of power 〔国王或女王在正式场合作为王权标志携带的〕宝球

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orb• A few days before the midair save, another orb had been successfully recovered after a gentle landing in the sea.• When the daemon's defeat was revealed in his black orb of seeing the Witch-King was enraged.• a bright orb on the horizon• This hulking Atlas is carrying the universe upon his shoulders, a hollow orb ringed with the constellations of the celestial sphere.• We were shown a bullet-ridden orb, lying on the ground, that had once decorated the church spire.• A large ship climbed from the orb of Karkason.• You unpack the orb from the heavy-duty insula-tion stuffed around it.• The orb at the top of the rod symbolizes this ideal condition.• On the night stand was a translucent orb atop a triangular clock.Origin orb (1300-1400) Latin orbis “wheel, circle”

orb nounChinese  

bright object, the a Corpus especially sun ball-shaped

orb
orb /ɔːb $ ɔːrb/ noun [countable]1. literary a bright ball-shaped object, especially the sun or the moon:
    the red orb of the sun
2. a ball decorated with gold, carried by a king or queen on formal occasions as a sign of power

orbBrE /ɔːb/ 🔊NAmE /ɔːrb/ 🔊 noun(literary) an object shaped like a ball, especially the sun or moon 球体；（尤指）日，月a gold ball with a cross on top, carried by a king or queen at formal ceremonies as a symbol of power 王权宝球（国王或女王在正式仪式上携带的顶部饰十字架的金球，是权力的象征）  ➡  compare sceptre