shooting star

英 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑː(r)]

美 [ˌʃuːtɪŋ ˈstɑːr]

n. 流星

牛津词典

noun

流星
a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere

流星
Ashooting staris a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.

noun

a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
Synonym:meteor

Local authorities determined it was made by a shooting star.
当地有关部门认定是流星导致的。
I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour
我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。
Now we are going to make a shooting star in the distance at the top of our canvas.
现在，我们要在画面上部绘制一颗掠过远方的流星。
When she was not even born yet, a shooting star hit her grandma's back yard.
她还没出生的时候，一颗彗星（的碎片）掉在她祖母的后院。
Then I have made a terrible wish on a shooting star.
那样的话我对流星许了个太糟糕的愿了。
I opened my eyes, and saw a shooting star falling.
我睁开眼睛，看到一颗流星正在坠落。参考答案。
They are shining. Oh, look! A shooting star!
他们一闪一闪地，噢，看，一颗流星！
Life like a shooting star, penetrating the dark and illuminating the universe though disappearing in a flash.
人生如流星，虽转瞬即逝，也要划破黑暗光照人间。
Waiting till the first shooting star gliding across the sky, we will begin to dance.
等待第一颗流星划过时，我们将开始跳舞。
Inspiration is just a shooting star, while the will power is the eternal sun.
灵感只是一颗流星，毅力才是永恒的太阳。