star

noun

天空 in sky

1. 恒星；星
   a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night
   1. There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead.
      头顶是一轮明月和成百上千颗闪烁的星星。
   2. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
      天狼星是天空中最亮的一颗星。
   3. We camped out under the stars .
      我们露天宿营。

形状 shape

2. 星状物；星形饰物；星号
   an object, a decoration, a mark, etc., usually with five or six points, whose shape represents a star
   1. a horse with a white star on its forehead
      前额有一块星形白斑的马
   2. a sheriff's star
      行政司法长官的星徽
   3. I've put a star by the names of the girls in the class.
      我在班里女生名字旁都画了一个星号。
   4. a four-star general
      四星上将

质量标志 mark of quality

3. （尤指旅馆或餐馆的）星级
   a mark that represents a star and tells you how good sth is, especially a hotel or restaurant
   1. three-/four-/five-star hotels
      三星级 / 四星级 / 五星级饭店
   2. What star rating does this restaurant have?
      这家餐馆是几星级的？

表演者 performer

4. 歌唱（或表演）明星；体坛高手；才华出众者
   a famous and excellent singer, performer, sports player, etc.
   1. pop/rock/Hollywood, etc. stars
      流行音乐歌星、摇滚歌星、好莱坞影星等
   2. a football/tennis, etc. star
      足球、网球等明星
   3. He's so good─I'm sure he'll be a big star.
      他太棒了——我相信他会成为大明星的。
   4. She acts well but she hasn't got star quality .
      她演得不错，但缺少成为一个明星的素质。
   5. The best models receive star treatment .
      最优秀的模特儿会受到明星级的待遇。
5. （电影、戏剧等的）主角，主演
   a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a film/movie, play, etc.
   1. She was the star of many popular television series.
      她在许多观众喜爱的电视连续剧中担任过主角。
   2. The star of the show was a young Italian singer.
      那台节目的主角是一位年轻的意大利歌唱家。
   3. the star role/part
      主角

最优秀者 best of group

6. 最优秀（或出色、成功）者
   a person or thing that is the best of a group
   1. a star student
      最优秀的学生
   2. Paula is the star of the class.
      葆拉是班里的尖子。
   3. He was the star performer at the championships.
      他是那届锦标赛上的最佳运动员。
   4. The star prize is a weekend for two in Paris.
      特等奖是二人巴黎周末游。
   5. The monkey was the star attraction (= the best or most popular act) at the show.
      那只猴子是节目中最引人瞩目的明星。

提供帮助的人 helpful person

7. （表示万分感激或赞叹）
   used to show that you feel very grateful for sth that sb has done or that you think they are wonderful
   1. Thanks! You're a star!
      多谢多谢！你真是个大好人！

对某人将来的影响 influence on sb's future

8. 星象（根据人出生时天体的位置而描述的命运）
   a description of what sb thinks is going to happen to sb in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born
   1. Do you read your stars in the paper?
      你读不读报上的星象版，给自己算命？

verb

在电影 / 戏剧中扮演角色 perform in movie/play

1. 主演；担任主角
   to have one of the main parts in a film/movie, play, etc.
   1. She starred opposite Cary Grant in ‘Bringing up Baby’.
      她和加利∙格兰特在《育婴奇谭》中联袂出演男女主角。
   2. No one has yet been chosen for the starring role (= the main part) .
      主演还没选定呢。
2. 使主演；由…担任主角
   if a film/movie, play, etc. stars sb, that person has one of the main parts
   1. a movie starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore
      由汤姆∙克鲁斯和黛米∙摩尔主演的电影
   2. The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit.
      制片厂为去年一部大获成功的影片筹拍续集，想聘她担任主角。

标记号 mark with symbol

3. （在文字等旁）标星号
   to put a symbol shaped like a star (called an asterisk ) next to a word, etc. in order to make people notice it
   1. Treat all the sections that have been starred as priority.
      要优先处理所有标星号的部分。

1. See also: The night was dark, the stars hidden behind cloud. morning star shooting star
2. N-COUNT 星状;星形物
   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.
   1. Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done.
      学校里的孩子表现得好会得到彩色星星。
3. N-COUNT (饭店、宾馆等的)星级标志
   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.
   1. ...five star hotels.
      五星级宾馆
4. N-COUNT 明星
   Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars .
   1. ...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven...
      杰玛，41 岁，电视连续剧《飞来横财》中的明星
   2. By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star...
      墨菲现在已经是好莱坞的一线男喜剧明星了。
   3. Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
      并非所有的足球明星都是举止粗野的人。
5. VERB (在戏剧或电影中)担任主角，主演
   If an actor or actress stars in a play or film, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
   1. The previous year Adolphson had starred in a play in which Ingrid had been an extra...
      上一年，阿道夫森在一部戏剧里担任主角，当时英格丽在剧中还只是个临时演员。
   2. He's starred in dozens of films.
      他主演过很多部影片。
6. VERB (戏剧或电影)由…主演
   If a play or film stars a famous actor or actress, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
   1. ...the BBC's new satirical show, That Was The Week That Was, which starred David Frost.
      由戴维·弗罗斯特主持的英国广播公司新讽刺节目《那一周》
   2. ...a Hollywood film, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Anthony Quinn.
      由斯坦利·克雷默导演、安东尼·奎因主演的好莱坞影片《圣维多利亚的秘密》
7. N-PLURAL (报纸、杂志上登载的)星象
   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 .
   1. There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!
      我的星象预测中没有说我会在旅行中遇到麻烦！
8. PHRASE 多亏运气好
   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.
   1. Thank your lucky stars you're out of London.
      你不在伦敦真是走运了。

1. The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.
   在早期影片中已经显露出了明星相。
2. I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour
   我看见一颗流星，使我大为惊奇的是，它居然是鲜亮的绿色。
3. Sixties singing star Petula Clark is making a comeback.
   60年代的歌星佩杜拉·克拉克复出了。
4. The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.
   卫星通过对每颗恒星反复观察进行定位。
5. This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
   本周六，这位英国明星将向冬奥会的金牌发起冲击。
6. Has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?
   有人偷了某个影星的钻石了吗？
7. He's more like a film star than a lifeguard, really
   真的，与其说他像救生员，不如说他更像电影明星。
8. The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.
   这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。
9. Pushing 40, he was an ageing rock star.
   他年近40，是一个上了年纪的摇滚明星。
10. 'We saw a very bright shooting star.' —'Did you really? '
    “我们看到了一颗很明亮的流星。”——“真的吗？”
11. Mind trainers are now part of a tennis star's retinue.
    现在，网球明星的随行人员中有些是心理培训师。
12. Now he is also to become a star of the small screen
    现在他也即将成为一个电视明星。
13. The night was dark, the stars hidden behind cloud.
    夜很黑，星星都躲在云的后面。
14. Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done.
    学校里的孩子表现得好会得到彩色星星。
15. By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star
    墨菲现在已经是好莱坞的一线男喜剧明星了。
16. Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
    并非所有的足球明星都是举止粗野的人。
17. The previous year Adolphson had starred in a play in which Ingrid had been an extra
    上一年，阿道夫森在一部戏剧里担任主角，当时英格丽在剧中还只是个临时演员。
18. He's starred in dozens of films.
    他主演过很多部影片。
19. There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!
    我的星象预测中没有说我会在旅行中遇到麻烦！
20. Thank your lucky stars you're out of London.
    你不在伦敦真是走运了。
21. A stellar wind streams outward from the star.
    从那颗恒星上不断吹出恒星风。
22. A star was done in red stitching.
    用红线缝上了一枚星章。
23. The rain had stopped and a star or two was visible over the mountains
    雨停了，山顶上有一两颗星星在闪烁。
24. A neutron star has a gravitational field strong enough to generate X-rays.
    中子星上存在强大的重力场，足以产生X射线。
25. The biggest star perk, and the biggest power trip, must be the private plane.
    顶级的明星待遇和无上的权力体验肯定要数私人飞机了。
26. A bright shooting star, or meteor, is an unforgettable sight.
    明亮的流星，或者说陨石，是番难忘的景象。
27. She became a film star as early as 1942.
    她早在1942年就成了电影名星了。
28. He is understudying the famous film star.
    他在为那位著名影星充当替角。
29. Beijing is indicated on the map by a red star.
    在这幅地图上北京是用一颗红星标明的。
30. He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star.
    他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。

n.

see stars

• （因撞击头部等）两眼直冒金星
  to see flashes of light in front of your eyes, usually because you have been hit on the head

stars in your eyes

• 成名的梦想；（尤指成为艺人的）明星梦
  if sb has stars in their eyes , they have dreams of becoming famous, especially as an entertainer

reach for the stars

• 有九天揽月之志；努力完成壮举
  to try to be successful at sth that is difficult

thank your lucky stars

• 真走运；吉星高照
  to feel very grateful and lucky about sth

noun

1. the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

   Synonym:    star topology

2. a star-shaped character * used in printing

   Synonym:    asterisk

3. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

4. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

5. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

   Synonym:    aceadeptchampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogeniushotshotsuperstarwhizwhizzwizardwiz

6. a performer who receives prominent billing

   Synonym:    headliner

7. an actor who plays a principal role

   Synonym:    principallead

8. a plane figure with 5 or more points

verb

1. mark with an asterisk
   1. Linguists star unacceptable sentences

   Synonym:    asterisk

2. be the star in a performance

3. feature as the star
   1. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man