star

1. N-COUNT 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. 星

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. N-COUNT 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. 星形; 星形物

Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done. 上学的孩子们表现好会得到彩星。

3. N-COUNT 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. (宾馆或饭店等的) 星级

...five star hotels. …五星级酒店。

4. N-COUNT Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars. 明星

...star of the TV series Scrubs. …电视连续剧《实习医生风云》里的明星。

By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star. 现在墨菲已是好莱坞顶级男喜剧明星。

5. V-I If an actor or actress stars in a play or movie, he or she has one of the most important parts in it. (在某戏剧、电影中) 扮演主要角色

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，在该戏中英格丽德是临时演员。

6. V-T If a play or movie stars a famous actor or actress, he or she has one of the most important parts in it. 由…主演

...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。

7. N-PLURAL 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. 星相

There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!

我的星相上没说我会有旅行问题！