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单词 star
释义 star
 —starless,  adj.  
 /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring.
  n.  
  1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
  2.  Astron.   any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc.
  3. any heavenly body.
  4.  Astrol.   a heavenly body, esp. a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events.
  5. a person's destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars.
  6. a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center.
  7. this figure used as an ornament, award, badge, mark of excellence, etc.: The movie was awarded three stars.
  8.  Jewelry.  
   a. a gem having the star cut.
   b. the asterism in a crystal or a gemstone, as in a star sapphire.
   c. a crystal or a gemstone having such asterism.
   d. See star facet.
  9.  Print.   an asterisk.
  10. a person who is celebrated or distinguished in some art, profession, or other field.
  11. a prominent actor, singer, or the like, esp. one who plays the leading role in a performance.
  12.  U.S. Mil.   See battle star.
  13.  U.S. Navy.  
   a. a gold or bronze star worn on the ribbon of a decoration or medal to represent a second or subsequent award of the same decoration or medal.
   b. a silver star worn in place of five gold or bronze stars.
  14. a white spot on the forehead of a horse.
  15.  Heraldry.   a mullet.
  16. make someone see stars, to deal someone a severe blow causing the illusion of brilliant streaks of light before the eyes: The blow on the head made him see stars, and the next thing he knew he was in the hospital.
  17. thank one's lucky stars, to acknowledge one's good fortune; be grateful: Instead of complaining about hospital bills she should thank her lucky stars she's still alive. Also, thank one's stars.
  adj.  
  18. celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent: a star basketball player; a star reporter.
  19. of or pertaining to a star or stars.
  v.t.  
  20. to set with or as with stars; spangle.
  21. to feature as a star: an old movie starring Rudolph Valentino.
  22. to mark with a star or asterisk, as for special notice.
  v.i.  
  23. to shine as a star; be brilliant or prominent.
  24. (of a performer) to appear as a star: He starred in several productions of Shaw's plays.
 [bef. 900; ME sterre, OE steorra; c. OHG sterra; akin to OHG sterno, ON stjarna, Goth stairno, L stella, Gk astér, Skt str]
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