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词汇 orion
释义 Orion
noun[ S ]
uk /əˈraɪ.ən/ us /əˈraɪ.ən/

Orionnoun[S] (MYTH)


In Greek mythology(= ancient stories), a hunter who was killed and placed in the sky with the stars :
In "The Odyssey", Odysseus encounters Orion in the underworld.
Orion was the lover of Artemis, who was tricked into killing him by an envious Apollo.
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Orionnoun[S] (STARS)


a constellation(= a group of stars) said to look like a hunter wearing a belt :
Betelgeuse is the name of the star found in the right shoulder of Orion.
The belt of Orion makes it one of the easiest constellations to recognize in the night sky.
In the opposite corner of Orion lies the constellation's brightest star.
Orion is the only constellation I am able to identify.
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