a large bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or a planet, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body
(常指爆炸形成的或陨星及其他天体撞击而成的)坑(如陨石坑、弹坑等)。
a large pit or hollow forming the mouth of a volcano
火山口。
a cavity or hole in any surface
穴,洞。
a large bowl used in ancient Greece for mixing wine
(古希腊用的)调酒碗。
form a crater in (the ground or a planet)
在(地面或行星)上形成坑
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pilots returned to the airfields to crater the runways 飞行员们返回了机场,将跑道弄得坑坑洼洼
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[as adj.
cratered ]the heavily cratered areas of the moon 月球上到处是坑的地方。
【天文】 巨爵星座。
[as genitive
[与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星]巨爵星座的
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the star Delta Crateris 巨爵座δ星。
"early 17th cent. (denoting the hollow forming the mouth of a volcano):via Latin from Greek