英语词汇“galaxy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgalaxy

Origin:

1300-1400 Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from gala ‘milk’; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earth

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Lane was awarded a galaxy of medals for her bravery.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And if you have lots of lumps of matter - lots of galaxies, say - you get lots of local curvatures.
But the same is true for galaxy number two; the others have moved away from it.
It was quite a surprise, therefore, to find that most galaxies appeared red-shifted: nearly all were moving away from us!
Of the two dozen nearest galaxies, only one - the giant spiral Andromeda - is bigger than the Milky Way.
Surveys of galaxies show large voids with virtually nothing in them, and filaments and walls made up of clusters and superclusters.
This means in turn that they must be shining almost unbelievably brightly - perhaps 100 or more times than an average galaxy.
To see why, think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe with pebbles stuck to it to represent the galaxies.
What was the disappeared galaxy like?

THESAURUSin the sky► star

a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky: · The dark night sky was clear and full of stars.

► planet

one of the large objects that goes around the Sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars: · The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781.

► sun

the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe: · The sun came out from behind a cloud.· a dying sun

► moon

the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet: · The moon rose in the night sky.· Titan is one of the moons of Saturn.

► asteroid

a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars: · the asteroid belt

► pulsar

a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and radio waves

► quasar

an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly

► supernova

a very large exploding star

► constellation

a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name: · The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.

► galaxy

one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe: · Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.

► the universe

all space, including all the stars and planets: · How many planets in the universe have life?

WORD SETS► Astronomy

asteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a distant planet/galaxy/star

· They saw telescope images of the distant planet Neptune.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► distant

· In the 1920s Edwin Hubble observed that distant galaxies look redder than nearby ones.· High-tech digital cameras are used extensively in astronomy to capture dim light from distant galaxies.· It was slightly fuzzy and presumably a distant galaxy.· Quasars are the highly energetic cores of distant galaxies.· Observations of distant galaxies indicate that they are moving away from us: The universe is expanding.· Light given out by distant galaxies has to swim against the tide of expansion to get to us.· But if we look at distant galaxies, there seems to be more or less the same number of them.· It is now well known that distant galaxies are probably about 10 times farther away than Hubble inferred.

► other

· From any chosen viewpoint it looks as though every other galaxy is going away from you.· Most of the stuff missing was from Mr Marr's extensive collection of material dealing with invasions from other galaxies.

VERB► move

· It starts at zero and eventually the galaxies are moving apart at a steady speed.· However, the speed at which the galaxies are moving apart gets smaller and smaller, although it never quite reaches zero.· In Friedmann's model, all the galaxies are moving directly away from each other.· Sure enough, all the galaxies were moving away from our galaxy.· The galaxies then start to move toward each other and the universe contracts.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the Galaxy

After that there will be no life in the Galaxy except humans.
Beauty inside her, and the beauty was light that came in sizes which spanned the galaxies or spun inside electrons.
Celebrity Cruises, which just introduced its Century, will add the Galaxy, a 1, 870-passenger vessel in December.
He was not aware of a jugular vein delicately connecting the forty billion of Trantor with the rest of the Galaxy.
It starts at zero and eventually the galaxies are moving apart at a steady speed.
Now they were lords of the galaxy, and beyond the reach of time.
The farther the galaxy, the redder its light, and so the faster it is receding.
With a yet slower rhythm than the polar ice, the tides of civilization ebbed and flowed across the galaxy.

单词	galaxy
释义	galaxygal‧ax‧y /ˈɡæləksi/ ●○○ noun (plural galaxies) Word Origin WORD ORIGINgalaxy Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from gala ‘milk’; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earth Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Lane was awarded a galaxy of medals for her bravery. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And if you have lots of lumps of matter - lots of galaxies, say - you get lots of local curvatures. But the same is true for galaxy number two; the others have moved away from it. It was quite a surprise, therefore, to find that most galaxies appeared red-shifted: nearly all were moving away from us! Of the two dozen nearest galaxies, only one - the giant spiral Andromeda - is bigger than the Milky Way. Surveys of galaxies show large voids with virtually nothing in them, and filaments and walls made up of clusters and superclusters. This means in turn that they must be shining almost unbelievably brightly - perhaps 100 or more times than an average galaxy. To see why, think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe with pebbles stuck to it to represent the galaxies. What was the disappeared galaxy like? Thesaurus THESAURUSin the sky► star a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky: · The dark night sky was clear and full of stars. ► planet one of the large objects that goes around the Sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars: · The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781. ► sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe: · The sun came out from behind a cloud.· a dying sun ► moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet: · The moon rose in the night sky.· Titan is one of the moons of Saturn. ► asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars: · the asteroid belt ► pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and radio waves ► quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly ► supernova a very large exploding star ► constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name: · The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky. ► galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe: · Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away. ► the universe all space, including all the stars and planets: · How many planets in the universe have life? WORD SETS► Astronomy asteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a distant planet/galaxy/star · They saw telescope images of the distant planet Neptune. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► distant · In the 1920s Edwin Hubble observed that distant galaxies look redder than nearby ones.· High-tech digital cameras are used extensively in astronomy to capture dim light from distant galaxies.· It was slightly fuzzy and presumably a distant galaxy.· Quasars are the highly energetic cores of distant galaxies.· Observations of distant galaxies indicate that they are moving away from us: The universe is expanding.· Light given out by distant galaxies has to swim against the tide of expansion to get to us.· But if we look at distant galaxies, there seems to be more or less the same number of them.· It is now well known that distant galaxies are probably about 10 times farther away than Hubble inferred. ► other · From any chosen viewpoint it looks as though every other galaxy is going away from you.· Most of the stuff missing was from Mr Marr's extensive collection of material dealing with invasions from other galaxies. VERB► move · It starts at zero and eventually the galaxies are moving apart at a steady speed.· However, the speed at which the galaxies are moving apart gets smaller and smaller, although it never quite reaches zero.· In Friedmann's model, all the galaxies are moving directly away from each other.· Sure enough, all the galaxies were moving away from our galaxy.· The galaxies then start to move toward each other and the universe contracts. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the Galaxy After that there will be no life in the Galaxy except humans. Beauty inside her, and the beauty was light that came in sizes which spanned the galaxies or spun inside electrons. Celebrity Cruises, which just introduced its Century, will add the Galaxy, a 1, 870-passenger vessel in December. He was not aware of a jugular vein delicately connecting the forty billion of Trantor with the rest of the Galaxy. It starts at zero and eventually the galaxies are moving apart at a steady speed. Now they were lords of the galaxy, and beyond the reach of time. The farther the galaxy, the redder its light, and so the faster it is receding. With a yet slower rhythm than the polar ice, the tides of civilization ebbed and flowed across the galaxy. 1[countable] one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe2the Galaxy the large group of stars which our Sun and its planets belong to3[singular] a large number of things that are similargalaxy of a galaxy of British artistic talent
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