New Words
quest
n. search
extraterrestrial
a. (coming from) outside the earth
ponder
v. think about slowly and carefully
muse
v. think deeply, forgetting about the world around one
contemplate
v. look at or think about intently; have in mind as a possibility or plan
exotic
a. not native; fascinating because strange or different 外国的；异国情调的
biology
n. the scientific study of living things; animal and plant life, as of a given area 生物学；一个地区的生物
cosmic
a. of the universe, esp. the heavens as distinguished from the earth 宇宙的
exquisite
a. extremely beautiful or pleasant, esp. in a delicate or refined way
acceptable
a. good enough; satisfactory
extraordinary
a. very remarkable; exceptional
unimaginably
a. in an unimaginable manner; inconceivably
astronomy
n. the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space 天文学
array
n. collection; an impressive display of numerous persons or objects 列阵
detector
n. an instrument for discovering the presence of sth.
dedicated
vt. devoted
dedicate
vt. set apart for a special use or purpose
operationally
ad. in respect to operation
operational
a.
galaxy
n. any of the large groups of stars which make up the universe 星系
the Milky Way Galaxy
银河系
assign
vt. fix; decide on
quantity
n. an amount or number
abundance
n. a great quantity; plenty
