a spherical body; a globe 球状物;球 ■a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch (王位标志上的)宝球(顶端饰有十字架) ■(poetic/literary)a celestial body (诗/文)天体,星球 ■(一般作 orbs)(poetic/literary)an eyeball; an eye (诗/文)眼球;眼睛 ■(Astrology)a circle of up to 10 radius around the position of a celestial object (占星)以天体为中心的范围,角矩 within an orb of 1° of Mars. 在火星的1度范围内。
verb
[with obj.](poetic/literary)encircle; enclose (诗/文)围绕;包围 ■form (something) into an orb; make circular or globular 使成球状,使成圆形
语源
late Middle English (denoting a circle): from Latin orbis 'ring'