1HAa very large round object in space that moves around the Sun or another star 行星
Mercury is the smallest of all the planets.
水星是行星中最小的一颗。
Is there life on other planets?
其他行星上有生命吗?
the future of planet Earth
地球的未来
Don’t say ‘in a planet’. Say on a planet.
不要说 ‘in a planet’. 而要说on a planet.
2somebody is (living) on another planet/what planet is somebody on?spokenSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE used humorously to say that someone’s ideas are not at all practical or sensible 某人是外星人〔幽默用法,表示某人的想法完全不切实际或不明智〕
He thinks motherhood is glamorous – what planet is he on?
他觉得当母亲令人向往--他是外星人吧?
Examples from the Corpus
somebody is (living) on another planet/what planet is somebody on?• As a replacement for the Bluebird, the Primera is on another planet.• People in the AntelopeValley worry that most people south of the mountains think that their valley is on another planet.
3the planetWORLDthe world – used especially when talking about the environment 地球〔尤用于谈论环境〕