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探测器

tàn cè qì · tan ce qi

Traditional 探測器

Meaning

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  1. detector; probe
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The kitchen alarm

  1. Liangliang

    厨房的(chúfángde)烟雾(yānwù)探测器(tàncèqì)怎么(zěnme)响了(xiǎngle)？

    Why did the kitchen smoke detector go off?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)烤(kǎo)面包(miànbāo)，可能(kěnéng)有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)烟(yān)。

    I am toasting bread. Maybe there is a little smoke.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)吵(chǎo)！快(kuài)开(kāi)窗户(chuānghu)，让(ràng)烟(yān)出去(chūqù)。

    So loud! Open the window quickly and let the smoke out.

  4. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)，窗户(chuānghu)开了(kāile)，探测器(tàncèqì)不再(bùzài)响了(xiǎngle)。

    Done. The window is open and the detector has stopped.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)面包(miànbāo)已经(yǐjīng)变成(biànchéng)黑色(hēisè)了(le)。

    But the bread has already turned black.

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In a sentence

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01

维(wéi)京(jīng)1号(hào)和(hé)2号(hào)成(chéng)为(wéi)了(le)最(zuì)先(xiān)在(zài)火(huǒ)星(xīng)表(biǎo)面(miàn)成(chéng)功(gōng)着(zhuó)陆(lù)的(de)空(kōng)间(jiān)探(tàn)测(cè)器(qì)。

Vikings 1 and 2 became the first space probes to successfully land on the surface of Mars.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

太(tài)空(kōng)探(tàn)测(cè)器(qì)露(lù)西(xī)预(yù)计(jì)将(jiāng)于(yú) 2025 年(nián)抵(dǐ)达(dá)小(xiǎo)行(xíng)星(xīng)唐(táng)纳(nà)德(dé)约(yuē)翰(hàn)逊(xùn)附(fù)近(jìn)。

The space probe Lucy is expected to arrive in 2025 to the proximity of the asteroid Donaldjohanson.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by SunnyMoon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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