名詞 meteor:

1. a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
   同義詞：shooting star
2. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
   同義詞：meteoroid

1. The meteor, rushing through the air, becomes intensely heated by friction and is usually completely vaporized.
   流星快速掠過空氣時(shí)，由于磨擦而變得非常熱，通常被完全氣化了。
2. A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.
   火流星與最亮的行星一樣亮或比其更亮的隕星
3. A meteor shot across the sky.
   流星劃過天空。
4. It is said that if you make a wish when you see a meteor in the sky your wish will be realized.
   據(jù)說如果你在看見流星時(shí)許個(gè)愿，愿望就會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)。

me.te.or

n.（名詞）
A bright trail or streak that appears in the sky when a meteoroid is heated to incandescence by friction with the earth`s atmosphere.Also called falling star ,shooting star
流星：流星體與地球大氣摩擦加熱至白熾在天空中出現(xiàn)的閃光痕跡或光帶也作 falling star,shooting star

來源：
Middle English metheour [atmospheric phenomenon]
中古英語 metheour [大氣現(xiàn)象]
from Old French meteore
源自 古法語 meteore
from Medieval Latin meteôrum
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 meteôrum
from Greek meteôron [astronomical phenomenon] [from neuter of] meteôros [high in the air]
源自 希臘語 meteôron [天文現(xiàn)象] [] 源自meteôros的中性詞 [在天空高處]
meta- [meta-]
meta- [前綴，表.變換，變化.]
-aoros [lifted] ; akin to aeirein [to lift up] * see aorta
-aoros [被抬高的] ；類似于 aeirein [抬高] *參見 aorta