tail of a comet

he was like some star creature who had drafted in on the tail of a comet and dropped off at the end of her lane.

他像从外星骑着彗星尾巴乘风而来落在她巷子口的什么生物。

Explanation: Comet McNaught , the Great Comet of 2007, has grown a long and filamentary tail.

说明: 2007年的大彗星,麦克诺特彗星, 最近长出了一条长长的丝状尾巴.

for instance, scientists are using it to try to capture dust particles from the tail of a comet.

比如说，科学家正在试图用它捕捉彗星经过的微尘。

For 3 days in 1986 , the earth passed through the tail of a mysterious comet.

一九八六年的一天, 因为地球掠过一颗神秘彗星的末端而使地球上的机械产生了剧变.

The emperor's long beard streamed in the wind like the tail of a flaming red comet.

这位国王的长胡须迎风飘扬,宛如燃烧着的红色慧星的尾巴.

the wind compresses the earth's magnetic field on the dayside of the planet-the side facing the sun-and stretches the field on the nightside to form a long tail resembling that of a comet.

太阳风在地球昼侧（向阳面）挤压磁场，将夜侧磁场拉成一条长长的尾巴，就像彗星的彗尾。

To reveal the faint and trace the comet's fading tail, the remarkable picture is a blended composite of telescopic exposures aligned with the both the stars and the speedy comet.

为了要呈现黯淡遥远的背景星系和彗尾，影像组合了分别以背景恒星和快速移动彗星为导星所拍摄的影像。