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the cosmos noun
⇨ space 2space2 noun floor/office space; a feeling of space 楼面面积；办公室的空间；宽敞的感觉the first woman in space 第一位进入太空的女性space ♦︎ universe ♦︎ outer space ♦︎ the cosmosThese are all words for the area outside the earth's atmosphere. 这些词均表示外层空间、太空。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆through / in space / the universe / outer space / the cosmos◆the entire universe / cosmos◆to go into space / outer space■ space [uncountable] the area outside the earth's atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are 外层空间；太空◆Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.瓦莲京娜•捷列什科娃是第一位进入太空的女性。◆The company plays a major role in the European space programme.该公司在欧洲太空计划中发挥了重要作用。■ universe [countable, usually singular] the whole of space and everything that exists in it 宇宙；天地万物；万象◆The Big Bang Theory is a widely accepted theory of how the universe began.大爆炸理论是人们广泛接受的宇宙起源理论。■ ˌouter ˈspace [uncountable] the area immediately outside the earth's atmosphere; the relatively empty area between stars and planets 外层空间；太空◆Radio astronomy works by gathering radio waves from outer space.射电天文学通过收集来自外层空间的无线电波来做研究。NOTE 辨析 Space or outer space?There is very little difference in the range and meaning of these words. Space is used in many compounds such as space station and space travel. Outer space is sometimes used to emphasize that the person is talking about an area either just outside or far outside the earth's atmosphere. 这两个词的使用范围和含义差别很小。space可用于许多复合词中，如space station（太空站）和space travel（航天旅行）。outer space有时用来强调所说的是靠近大气层的外太空或太空深处。■ the cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs; NAmE ˈkɑːzmoʊs, ˈkɑːzməs/ [singular] the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system （尤指被视为有序体系时的）宇宙◆Galileo made possible a profound new understanding of the structure of the cosmos.伽利略使我们能够对宇宙的结构有深刻的新理解。 |