| 单词 | star |
| 释义 | star (stɑːʳ ) Word forms: stars , starring , starred 1. countable noun A2 A star is a large ball of burning gas in space. Stars appear to us as small points of light in the sky on clear nights. The night was dark, the stars hidden behind cloud. 2. See also morning star, shooting star 3. countable noun A2 You can refer to a shape or an object as a star when it has four, five, or more points sticking out of it in a regular pattern. Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done. 4. countable noun You can say how many stars something such as a hotel or restaurant has as a way of talking about its quality, which is often indicated by a number of star-shaped symbols. The more stars something has, the better it is. ...five star hotels. 5. countable noun A2 Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars. ...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven. By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star. Some football stars are very wealthy. Synonyms: celebrity, big name, celeb [informal], megastar [informal] 6. verb B1 If an actor or actress stars in a play or film, he or she has one of the most important parts in it. I starred in a pantomime called Puss in Boots. [VERB + in] He's starred in dozens of films. [VERB in noun] Synonyms: play the lead, appear, feature, perform 7. verb B1+ If a play or film stars a famous actor or actress, he or she has one of the most important parts in it. The comedy starred the young actor as an Irish policeman. [VERB noun] ...a Hollywood film, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Anthony Quinn. [VERB noun] 8. plural noun Predictions about people's lives which are based on astrology and appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine are sometimes referred to as the stars. There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems! 9. to thank your lucky stars phrase [VERB inflects, usually PHRASE that] If you say that someone should thank their lucky stars that something is the case, you mean that they should be very grateful that it is the case, because otherwise their situation would be a lot worse. Thank your lucky stars you're out of London. Collocations: star in a play The prolific thespian has clocked up so many conquests he could star in a play about himself - which might go like this ... The Sun Having a clear star play the character that can't catch a break gives the injustice of their relationship extra bite. Times, Sunday Times I would argue, anyway, that we already have our star play of the year. Times, Sunday Times A music star plays a role in your home life. The Sun Hardly words of comfort for footie stars playing an away fixture and wondering where the robbers will strike next. The Sun But she was so resistant to testifying that even the judges began to wonder yesterday morning whether the star witness would show up. Times, Sunday Times Several opportunities to drop the case were missed because officers were reluctant to question the credibility of their star witness. Times,Sunday Times He was called by the prosecution but became the star witness of the defence. Times, Sunday Times She was initially in the dock with the others but cut a deal with prosecutors to be their star witness in return for all charges being dropped. The Sun She was the last witness to testify and was considered the star witness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without latensification an image would come out with several visible stars and be a perfectly acceptable image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This corresponds to roughly 250 visible stars, or one-tenth the number that can be perceived under perfectly dark skies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any time and date. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Research over the last two centuries suggests that half or more of visible stars are part of multiple star systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first was the realization that there aren't enough visible stars or gas inside galaxies to account for their high rate of rotation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 星, 明星, 主演, 星形 Japanese: 星 sky, スター person, 主演する, 星 |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。