space probe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 probe• Atlantis 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
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