新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

star

英 [stɑː]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

stars
1. [C 可数名词] 星
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.
双语例句
例：
The nights were pure with cold air and lit with stars.
那些夜晚十分清静，空气清凉、繁星点点。
2. [C 可数名词] 星形 , 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.
双语例句
例：
Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done.
学校里的孩子们表现好会得到彩色星星。
3. [C 可数名词] （宾馆或饭店等的）星级
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.
双语例句
例：
five-star hotels.
五星级酒店。
4. [C 可数名词] 明星
Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars.
双语例句
例：
star of the TV series Scrubs.
电视连续剧《实习医生风云》里的明星。
例：
By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star.
现在墨菲已是好莱坞的一线男喜剧明星。
5. [PL 复数] 星相
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.
近义词
horoscope
双语例句
例：
There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!
我的星相预测中没有说我会在旅行中遇到麻烦！

VERB. 动词

stars , starring , starred
1. [I 不及物动词] （在某戏剧、电影中）扮演主要角色
If an actor or actress stars in a play or film, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
双语例句
例：
The previous year Adolphson had starred in a play in which Ingrid had been an extra.
上个年度阿道夫森曾主演了一部戏，当时英格丽在剧中还只是个临时演员。
2. [T 及物动词] 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.
双语例句
例：
a Hollywood movie, 'The Secret of Santa Vittoria', directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Anthony Quinn.
一部由斯坦利·克莱默执导、安东尼·奎因主演的名为《圣维多利亚的秘密》的好莱坞影片。