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eclipse [eclipses] (passage of a planetary object between others) noun [UK: ɪ.ˈklɪps] [US: ɪ.ˈklɪps] | 日蚀 /rìshí/noun 日蝕noun 日食 /rìshí/noun 月蚀 /yuèshí/noun 月蝕noun 月食 /yuèshí/noun |
annular eclipse (type of solar eclipse) noun | 日环食 /rìhuánshí/noun 日環食noun |
lunar eclipse (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) noun [UK: ˈluː.nə(r) ɪ.ˈklɪps] [US: ˈluː.nər ɪ.ˈklɪps] | 月食 /yuèshí/noun |
solar eclipse (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) noun [UK: ˈsəʊ.lə(r) ɪ.ˈklɪps] [US: ˈsoʊ.lə(r) ɪ.ˈklɪps] | 日蚀 /rìshí/noun 日蝕noun 日食 /rìshí/noun |
total eclipse [total eclipses] (eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer) noun [UK: ˈtəʊt.l̩ ɪ.ˈklɪps] [US: ˈtoʊt.l̩ ɪ.ˈklɪps] | 全食 /quánshí/noun |