space-station
UK/speɪs-'steɪʃ(ə)n/US
Definitions
n.
An orbiting spacecraft where astronauts live and work.
空间站；太空站。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishspaceroot
+
stationroot
=space-station
space + station = 'a station in space'; a fixed orbiting base where people stay.
Common Collocations
- 1.International Space Station国际空间站
- 2.dock with a space station与空间站对接
- 3.orbit a space station绕空间站运行
Example Sentences
- 1.
The crew spent six months aboard the space-station.