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space probe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Space, Astronomy
ˈspace probe noun [countable]  TTSHAa spacecraft without people in it, that is sent into space to collect information about the conditions there and send the information back to Earth 〔不载人的〕航天探测器,太空探测船
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space probeAtlantis was to carry the Galileo space probe on the first leg of a six-year voyage to Jupiter this afternoon.Despite serious technical obstacles, space agency officials are considering whether to launch a Jupiter space probe powered entirely by sunlight.
ˈspace probe nounChineseSyllable
people Corpus spacecraft that sent a in is without it,


space probe
ˈspace probe noun [countable]
a spacecraft without people in it, that is sent into space to collect information about the conditions there and send the information back to Earth


space probeBrE /ˈspeɪs prəʊb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspeɪs proʊb/ 🔊 noun = probe (2)