pole star

美 [poʊl stɑːr]英 [pəʊl stɑː(r)]
  • 网络北极星;极星
pole starpole star

noun

sing.北极星
the star that is above the North Pole in the sky

noun

1
the brightest star in Ursa Minor;at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper;the northern axis of the earth points toward it
Synonym: Polaris North Star polar star polestar

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  1. He drives hurriedly in the direction of the pole star .

    他朝着北极星的方向急匆匆地驶去。

  2. Zhoubi Suanjin , g contains calculations of the movement of the sun through the year as well as observations of the moon and the stars , particularly the pole star .

    此外,《周髀算经》还计算了太阳在一年内的运动,并对月亮和星星,尤其是北极星作了观察。

  3. Right up there is our line for the Pole Star and the jolly dollars .

    顺着这条线过去就能找到我们的幸运之星,找到那些金银财宝。

  4. The reason for this was that he decided to orientate the map in the direction of the Pole Star since Polaris was the immovable guiding light in which the voyagers of that era placed their trust .

    他之所以要这样做就是因为他决定以北极星的方向来确定地图的方位。因为北极星是一盏不动的导航灯,那个时代的航海家们主要依靠北极星来导航。

  5. he used one of these to measure the difference in right ascension between two celestial bodies and another one to find the angular distance from the celestial north pole to a given star .

    他用其中一个仪器测量两个天体的赤经差,用另一个仪器测北极与某颗星的角距离。