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| 1 | a very large hot ball of gas that appears as a small bright light in the sky at night 星；恒星 |
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| 2 | a famous and popular person , especially an actor , entertainer , or sports personality 明星 |
| a Hollywood/TV/pop/soccer star 好莱坞/电视/流行歌曲/足球明星 |
| a big star All the big stars were at the party. 所有大牌明星都来参加聚会了。 |
| a child star the former child star Shirley Temple 昔日的童星秀兰·邓波儿。 |
| a star in the making (=someone who is likely to become a star) I think we’ ve got a star in the making here. 明日之星 |
| make sb a star With his contacts he can make you a star. 有他的门路可以使你成为明星。 |
| | 2a | typical of a star or suitable for a star 明星的 | | star quality He’ s a good player but he lacks star quality. 他是个很好的球员，但他缺少明星气质。 | | star treatment (=very good and special treatment) She always gets star treatment wherever she goes. 明星般的待遇 | |
| | 2b | the main actor or performer in a film , play , television programme etc 主角 | | Today, he’ s the star of a hundred-million-dollar movie. 如今他是一部成本过亿美元的电影的主演。 | | the star of the show (=the best actor or performer) The dog was undoubtedly the star of the show. 最佳演员 | |
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| 3 | a sign shaped like a star that is given to a hotel or restaurant to show which group it belongs to according to its quality or importance （酒店的）星，星级 |
| How many stars does the hotel have? 这家酒店是几星级的？ |
| a three-star/five-star hotel/restaurant We stayed in a five-star hotel on our honeymoon. 我们度蜜月时住的是五星级饭店。 |
| | 3a | a sign or small piece of paper shaped like a star that is given to someone , especially a child , as a reward for good work （尤指作为表扬而给小孩子的）星标 | | She got a gold star for her drawing. 她的画得了金色星标奖励。 | |
| | 3b | an object shaped like a star that some soldiers wear as a sign of their high rank 星章 | |
| | 3c | a sign like a star with a lot of points, used for example in computers, on a telephone , or for marking something as important 星号 | | I’ ve put stars next to the names I want you to check. 我已经在需要让你核对的名字旁边标上了星号。 | | Press star now. 现在按星号键。 | |
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| 4 | an object or shape with five or more points that looks like a star 星状物；星形 |
| We always put a star at the top of our Christmas tree. 我们总是在圣诞树的顶部放上一颗星状物。 |
| the fifty stars on the American flag 美国国旗上的50颗星 |
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| 5 | someone or something that is clearly better than all the other people or things in a group （某团体中的）灵魂人物，最突出的人（或物） |
| +of McAllister was most definitely the star of the Scottish team. 毫无疑问，麦克阿雷斯特是苏格兰队的灵魂。 |
| a rising star (of sth) He had once been regarded as the rising star of the Party. 他曾被看作是该党冉冉升起的明星。 |
| a star pupil Mick was a star pupil at his school. 米克是学校里最棒的学生。 |
| a star attraction The Peugeot 805 is the star attraction at this year’ s motor show. 在今年车展上标致805汽车是人们注目的焦点。 |
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| 6 | informal someone who does something kind and helpful 大好人 |
| Oh, that’ s great. You’ re a star! 哦，那太好了，你真是个大好人！ |
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| 7 | stars plural mainly literary a power that some people believe influences what happens in the future 星宿；运气 |
| He wondered what the stars held for him now. 他想知道现在他的运气如何。 |
| | 7a | a horoscope | | Have you read your stars today? 你今天看星象了吗？ | | My stars say that I’ m going to have a bad week. 我的星象说我这星期很糟糕。 | |
| | 7b | certain to happen 一定会发生 | | It was written in the stars that we would never meet again. 我们一定不会再见面了。 | |
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| - | reach for the stars
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| to try to achieve a very difficult aim |
| 追求难以实现的目标 |
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| - | see stars
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| to see flashes of light , especially because of a knock on your head |
| （尤因头部遭受撞击而）眼冒金星 |
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| - | stars in your eyes
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| if you have stars in your eyes, you are very hopeful and enthusiastic about what is going to happen to you in the future , although this is not a practical or sensible way for you to behave |
| 得意洋洋的神情；满怀希望的神情 |
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| I see lots of young players with stars in their eyes. 我看到很多年轻选手都带着得意洋洋的神情。 |
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| - | under the stars
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| outside in the open air , at night |
| 在星空下 |
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| That night, we slept out under the stars. 那晚我们露宿在星空下。 |
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| See also | | - star of david | | - stars and stripes | |
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