orbit
UK ['ɔ:.bɪt] US ['ɔ:r-] noun countable or uncountable
■the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star （天体围绕行星或恒星运行的）轨道•The satellite is now in a stable orbit.卫星目前在稳定的轨道上运行。 •Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around the Earth.一旦进入太空，太空船将进入环绕地球的轨道。
UK ['ɔ:.bɪt] US ['ɔ:r-] noun countable or uncountable
go into orbit informal
■to increase or succeed very quickly or to be in a state of extreme activity 迅速增长（或成功）；极为…•Prices have gone into orbit this year.今年物价大幅攀升。
UK ['ɔ:.bɪt] US ['ɔ:r-] verb intransitive or transitive
■to follow a curved path around a planet or star 绕轨道运行，沿轨道围绕（行星或恒星）运行•On this mission the Shuttle will orbit (the Earth) at a height of several hundred miles.此次任务中，这艘太空船将在距地面数百英里的高空绕（地球）轨道运行。 |