star
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] noun
OBJECT IN SPACE 太空中的物体
ESSENTIAL countable
■a very large ball of burning gas in space which is usually seen from Earth as a point of light in the sky at night 恒星；星•Stars twinkled above them as they lay on the hill.他们躺在小山上，头顶上繁星闪烁。
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] noun
PERFORMER 表演者
ESSENTIAL countable
■a very famous, successful and important person, especially a performer such as a musician, actor or sports player 明星•a rock/movie/football star摇滚歌星／影星／足球明星 •Kids wanting to be stars come to Hollywood from all over America.想当明星的年轻人从美国各地来到好莱坞。 ⇒ See also co-star;superstar
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] noun
SYMBOL 符号
IMPROVER countable
■a symbol with four or more points 星形；星状物•star-shaped星形的 •How many stars (= symbols showing quality) has this restaurant got?这家餐厅是几星级的？ •The teacher gave Atticus a gold star (= paper symbol rewarding good work) for his drawing.老师给了阿蒂科斯一颗金星，表扬他的画画得好。 countable
■a symbol made of metal or cloth worn by particular officials to show their rank （表示军衔的）星章•a sheriff's star警长的星章 •a four-star general四星上将 countable
■an asterisk (= a symbol *) 星号
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] noun
LUCK 运气
countable informal
■any planet or other object in the sky thought of in astrology as influencing a person's luck 星宿，星相，命星（占星术中认为影响个人运气的星体）•She was born under a lucky/an unlucky star.她生来命就好／不好。 ⇒ See also star sign
stars [plural] informal
■horoscope •I always like to see what the stars say in the newspaper.我总是喜欢看报纸的星座版说些甚么。
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] noun
You're a star! informal
■something you say to someone when they have been kind and helpful to you （表示感激某人）你真是个大好人！
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] verb intransitive + prep transitive (-rr-)
IMPROVER
■If a film, play, etc. stars someone, or if someone stars in a film, play, etc., they are the main actor in it （电影、戏剧等）由（某人）担任主演；主演，担任主角•Ben Kingsley starred in the film 'Gandhi'.班•金斯利主演了电影《甘地》。 •Fowles's novel 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' was turned into a film starring Meryl Streep.福尔斯的小说《法国中尉的女人》被改编成电影，由梅莉•史翠普领衔主演。
UK [stɑ:r] US [stɑ:r] adjective [before noun] informal
■best or most important 最好的，最出色的；最重要的•Natalie is, without a doubt, the star student in this year's ballet class.毫无疑问，纳塔莉是今年芭蕾班中最出色的学员。 •This afternoon the prosecution will call its star witness.今天下午控方将传召其最重要的证人。 |