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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