aurora

/uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh/US // əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə //UK // (ɔːˈrɔːrə) //

极光,极光效应

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural au·ro·ras, au·ro·rae [uh-rawr-ee, uh-rohr-ee] /əˈrɔr i, əˈroʊr i/ for defs. 2, 3.
- : the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.Compare Eos.
- : dawn.
- : Meteorology. a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like, caused by the bombardment of the atmosphere with charged solar particles that are being guided along the earth's magnetic lines of force.
- : a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- : a city in NE Illinois.
- : a female given name.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounatmopheric phenomenon

Synonyms

dawn曙光,曙光乍现,晨曦,黎明 eos曙光

Examples

In July, Aurora expanded into Texas to test commercial routes.
Autonomous vehicles have yet to become mainstream, but companies like Lyft, Cruise, Nuro and Aurora are still fighting the good fight.
Rumors circulated in the days after that Aurora might even put itself up for sale or raise funds.
Volkswagen pulled out of a trial with Aurora last year — after first trying to acquire it — while Hyundai, an investor, launched a driverless joint venture with Aptiv in March.
For one, there are plenty of big companies and startups working the problem, from Daimler and Aurora to Waymo and Embark.
She was a talented singer, and after graduating high school in Aurora she enrolled at Denver Community College to study music.
Aurora Snow canvassed the adult industry to see which television shows excite its XXX talent.
How did it come to be then that she would feel an affinity for Aurora and start to care for her?
Clevenger sounds little better than he did 10 years ago in a letter to the editor in the Aurora Advertiser.
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article said Miller was from Marrionville but he lived in neighboring Aurora.
The moon seemed to smile on him; the aurora appeared to dance with unwonted vigour, as if in glee; the very stars winked at him!

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural au·ro·ras, au·ro·rae [uh-rawr-ee, uh-rohr-ee] /əˈrɔr i, əˈroʊr i/ for defs. 2, 3.
- : the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.Compare Eos.
- : dawn.
- : Meteorology. a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like, caused by the bombardment of the atmosphere with charged solar particles that are being guided along the earth's magnetic lines of force.
- : a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- : a city in NE Illinois.
- : a female given name.

Examples

In July, Aurora expanded into Texas to test commercial routes.

Autonomous vehicles have yet to become mainstream, but companies like Lyft, Cruise, Nuro and Aurora are still fighting the good fight.

Rumors circulated in the days after that Aurora might even put itself up for sale or raise funds.

Volkswagen pulled out of a trial with Aurora last year — after first trying to acquire it — while Hyundai, an investor, launched a driverless joint venture with Aptiv in March.

For one, there are plenty of big companies and startups working the problem, from Daimler and Aurora to Waymo and Embark.

She was a talented singer, and after graduating high school in Aurora she enrolled at Denver Community College to study music.

Aurora Snow canvassed the adult industry to see which television shows excite its XXX talent.

How did it come to be then that she would feel an affinity for Aurora and start to care for her?

Clevenger sounds little better than he did 10 years ago in a letter to the editor in the Aurora Advertiser.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article said Miller was from Marrionville but he lived in neighboring Aurora.

The moon seemed to smile on him; the aurora appeared to dance with unwonted vigour, as if in glee; the very stars winked at him!