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IELTS BNC: 1001 COCA: 538

star

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star1 /stɑː $ stɑːr/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC]
1 in the sky 在空中HA a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky 星;恒星 constellation, galaxy, supernova
I lay on my back and looked up at the stars.
我仰卧着看天上的星星。
The sky was filled with stars.
滿天繁星。
The stars were shining.
群星閃爍。
The stars were all out (=they were shining).
星耀天空。
The stars were twinkling overhead (=shining and quickly changing from bright to faint).
頭頂上星星閃爍。
under the stars (=outdoors at night) 星光下
sitting around a campfire under the stars
圍着營火坐在星光下
falling star, morning star, shooting star
2 famous performer/player 著名的演員/選手 a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player 明星,名角,著名選手
By the age of 20, she was already a big star (=a very famous and successful performer).
20 歲時就已經是大明星了。
a pop/movie/TV/football etc star 流行樂/電影/電視/足球等明星
He is a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful) in the music world.
他是樂壇新星。
She’s a good actress but she lacks star quality (=a special quality that could make someone a star).
她是好演員,但缺乏明星氣質。
see thesaurus at actor
3 main person in a film/play etc 電影/戲劇等中的主角 the person who has the main part, or one of them, in a film, play, show etc 主角,主演
star of
Ray Grimes, the star of the television series ‘Brother John’
格蘭姆斯,電視連續劇《強風吹來時》中的主角
4 best/most successful person 最佳/最成功的人
a) the person who gives the best performance in a film, play, show etc 〔電影、戲劇、演出等中的〕明星,最出色者
Laporte, as Ebenezer Scrooge, is undoubtedly the star of the show.
拉波特,埃比尼澤斯克魯奇的扮演者,毫無疑問是這出戲中最閃亮的明星。
Shamu, the killer whale, is the show’s star attraction (=best and most popular person or thing).
殺人鲸曉穆是演出中最受人矚目的明星。
b) SUCCESSFULthe best or most successful person in a group of players, workers, students etc 〔選手、員工、學生等中的〕最優秀者,最佳者
star player/performer/salesman etc
the team’s star player
該隊的明星球員
the school’s star pupil
這所學校最優秀的學生
the star columnist of ‘The Sunday Times’
《星期日泰晤士報》的明星專欄作家
5 shape 形狀
a) CFa shape with four or more points, which represents the way a star looks in the sky 星狀,星形
b) SLAa mark in the shape of a star, used to draw attention to something written 星號 SYN asterisk
I put a star next to the items that we still need to buy.
我在仍需購買的物品旁邊打上星號。
c) PMa piece of cloth or metal in the shape of a star, worn to show someone’s rank or position – used especially on military uniforms 〔尤指用在軍服上表示級别或地位的〕星章
a four-star general
一位四星上將
6 hotels/restaurants 酒店/餐館DLT a mark used in a system for judging the quality of hotels and restaurants 〔評判酒店和餐館質量等級的〕星(級)
three-star/four-star/five-star etc
a two-star hotel
一家二星級賓館
7 the stars British EnglishBrE informal a description, usually printed in newspapers and magazines, of what will happen to you in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of your birth 〔報紙或雜志上刊登的〕星象 SYN horoscope
somebody’s stars
I never read my stars.
我從來不看我的星象。
star sign
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8 something is written in the stars used to say that what happens to a person is controlled by fate (=a power that is believed to influence what happens in people’s lives) 某事是命定的
Their marriage was surely written in the stars.
他們的婚姻無疑是命中注定的。
9 see stars UNCONSCIOUSto see flashes of light, especially because you have been hit on the head 〔尤因頭部被擊而〕眼冒金星
I felt a little dizzy and could see stars.
我覺得有點暈,眼冒金星。
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10. have stars in your eyes EXCITEDto imagine that something you want to do is much more exciting or attractive than it really is 充滿不切實際的幻想 starry-eyed
11 you’re a star!/what a star! British EnglishBrE spoken said when you are very grateful or pleased because of what someone has done 你太棒了!/太好了!〔表示感謝或高興〕
Thanks, Mel. You’re a real star!
謝謝,梅爾,你真是太好了!
guiding star at guiding(2), → born under a lucky/unlucky star at born1(7), → reach for the stars at reach1(12), → thank your lucky stars at thank(3)
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky
verbs
a star shines
I looked up and saw hundreds of stars shining in the sky.
a star twinkles (=shines with an unsteady light)
Stars began to twinkle in the darkening night sky.
stars appear/come out (=appear in the sky)
We arrived home just as the stars were coming out.
the stars are out (=they are shining)
There was a full moon, and the stars were out.
look up at the stars
I had spent a lot of time looking up at the stars as a kid.
sleep under the stars (=in a place with no roof)
In the desert, they slept out under the stars.
adjectives
bright
the brightest star in the night sky
faint
The star is faint but visible.
a distant star (=very far away)
He stared up towards the distant stars.
phrases
a cluster of stars (=a small group of stars close together in the sky)
He fixed his telescope on a tiny little cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + star
a big star (=a very famous and successful star)
He has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars.
a movie/Hollywood star (also a film star especially British EnglishBrE)
He looked like a movie star.
a pop/rock star
Who’s your favourite pop star?
a TV star
Most TV stars do quite a lot of charity work.
a soap star (=a star in a television soap opera)
She was known as a soap star before she took up singing.
a sports/football/basketball etc star
Sam was a football star in college.
an international star (=a star who is famous in many countries)
His performance in 'The Titanic' made him an international star.
a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful)
She is very much the rising star of Black American fiction.
a child star (=a child who is a famous performer)
The production team say they have been careful to look after all their child stars.
star + NOUN
star quality (=a special quality that could make someone a star)
She radiates genuine star quality.
star treatment (=special treatment that a star gets)
Winners get star treatment from the media.
a star vehicle (=a film or television programme that is intended to show the abilities of one particular star)
He denied that the movie was just a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.
phrases
a star of stage and screen (=a star who has been in plays and films)
Now this much-loved star of stage and screen has been made a Dame.
THESAURUSMeaning 1: a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky 星;恒星
in 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 星;恒星
nThe dark night sky was clear and full of stars.
nplanet 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.
nsun 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
nmoon 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.
nasteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars
the asteroid belt
npulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and radio waves
nquasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly
nsupernova a very large exploding star
nconstellation 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.
ngalaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe
Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.
nthe universe all space, including all the stars and planets
How many planets in the universe have life?
THESAURUSMeaning 2: a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player 明星,名角,著名選手
a famous person 著名人物
star a famous and successful actor, musician, or sportsperson 明星
She dreamed of becoming a movie star.
她夢想成爲電影明星。
a talent show to find the stars of the future
尋找未來之星的選秀節目
celebrity someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public. Celebrities are often famous for being famous, not because they have any great talent 名人,名流〔經常出現在報紙、電視等上的公衆人物〕
The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities.
這本雜志上盡是些名流的八卦新聞。
name a famous person whose name is known by many people – used especially in the following expressions 名人〔尤用於以下說法〕
All the big names in football were at the awards dinner.
足球界的大人物悉數現身頒獎宴會。
Giorgio Armani is one of the most famous names in fashion.
喬治阿瑪尼是時尚界最著名的人物之一。
He is yet to become a household name (=someone who everyone has heard of).
他的大名尚未家喻戶曉。
personality an entertainer or sports player who is famous and often appears in the newspapers, on television etc – used especially in the following phrases 〔娛樂界或體育界的〕名人〔尤用於以下短語〕
Many advertisers use TV personalities to promote their products.
許多廣告商都用電視名人推廣産品。
He was chosen as sports personality of the year.
他被選爲年度體育名人。
a very famous person 赫赫有名的人物
superstar an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor 超級巨星〔尤指音樂家或電影演員〕
The film made Tom Cruise an international superstar.
本片令湯姆克魯斯成爲國際巨星。
legend someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something – used especially about people who are at the end of a long career or who have died 傳奇人物〔尤指事業即將結束或已經去世的人〕
blues legend John Lee Hooker
藍調傳奇人物約翰胡克
nJane Fonda is the daughter of film legend Henry Fonda.
great [usually plural] someone who was one of the best players or performers that there have ever been 偉大人物〔指出類拔萃的運動員或演員〕
He was one of the all-time soccer greats.
他是史上最偉大的足球運動員之一。
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Related topics: Performing, Media
star2 ●●○ verb (starred, starring)
1 [intransitiveI]APAMACTOR/ACTRESS if someone stars in a film, television show etc, they are one of the main characters in it 〔在電影、電視節目等中〕擔任主角,主演
star in
Eastwood starred in ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’.
伊斯特伍德在《黃金三镖客》中擔任主角。
star with/opposite
DeVito stars opposite Dreyfuss in the movie.
德維托在這部影片中擔任主角,與德萊弗斯演對手戲。
star as
Hugh Grant stars as the romantic hero.
·格蘭特扮演那位浪漫的男主角。
‘The Freshman’ was Brando’s first starring role (=the most important part in a film) in ten years.
《新鮮人》是白蘭度十年裏主演的首部影片。
2 [transitiveT]APAMACTOR/ACTRESS if a film, television show, or play stars someone, that person is one of the main characters in it 擔任主角,由主演 SYN feature
a film starring Meryl Streep
梅麗爾·斯特裏普主演的一部電影
star somebody as ...
The movie starred Orson Welles as Harry Lime.
這部影片由奧森威爾斯飾演哈裏利姆。
3 WRITE[transitiveT] to put an asterisk (=a star-shaped mark) next to something written 加上星號
The starred items are available.
帶星號的物品都有售。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
starstar /stɑːstɑːr/ noun [countableC]MARKETING
in the GROWTH/SHARE MATRIX, a company or product with quite a large share of a market that is growing quickly
Origin star1
Old English steorra
IELTS BNC: 1001 COCA: 538
star

noun¹

1small point of light in the night sky天體ADJECTIVE | ... OF STARS | VERB + STAR | STAR + VERB | STAR + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbright, brilliant明亮的/燦爛的星星faint暗淡的星星distant遙遠的星辰nearby, nearer, nearest附近的/稍近的/最近的星星falling, shooting流星evening, morning昏星;晨星massive大質量恆星... OF STARScluster一簇星團a dense cluster of stars at the galaxy's nucleus星系核處一簇密密匝匝的星團canopy佈滿星星的蒼穹They lay down under a canopy of stars.他們躺在星光閃爍的夜空下。VERB + STARlook up at擡頭看星星STAR + VERBbe out星星出來shine, twinkle星星發光/閃爍A bright star shone in the east.一顆明星在東方閃耀。appear, come out星星出現/出來STAR + NOUNcluster星團PREPOSITIONunder the stars在星光下We camped out under the stars.我們在星光下露營。PHRASESthe brightness of a star, the density of a star, the luminosity of a star恆星的亮度/密度/光度
star

noun²

2famous person名人ADJECTIVE | ... OF STARS | VERB + STAR | STAR + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, big-name, major大明星There were several big Hollywood stars at the function.社交聚會上有幾位好萊塢大牌明星。A-list, B-list, Z-list, etc.一流、二流、末流等明星real, true, undisputed真正的明星;無可爭議的明星budding, emerging, rising, young嶄露頭角的明星;新星veteran老牌明星veteran stars of stage and screen舞台和銀幕上的老牌明星pop, rap, rock, etc.流行音樂、說唱音樂、搖滾等明星basketball, football, soccer, track (NAmE) , etc.籃球、美式橄欖球、足球、田徑等明星Through high school he was a track star.整個高中期間他都是個田徑明星。film, Hollywood, media, movie, screen, soap, TV電影明星;好萊塢明星;傳媒界明星;肥皂劇明星;電視明星guest嘉賓明星The show has plenty of guest stars appearing each week.這個節目每週都邀請許多嘉賓明星到場。... OF STARSarray, galaxy, host一批明星;一大群明星Channel 8 has lined up a galaxy of stars for the coming season.8 頻道為下一季儲備了大批明星。VERB + STARmake sb使某人成為明星That was the movie that made him a star.正是那部電影讓他一炮走紅。STAR + NOUNquality, status明星氣質/地位power (especially NAmE) 明星力量role明星角色actor, athlete, performer, player明星演員/運動員/表演者/球員witness主要目擊證人attraction, turn最引人注目的人He was the star turn at the celebrations.他是慶典上眾人矚目的焦點。system明星制度the Hollywood star system好萊塢明星制度vehicle明星載體The movie was nothing more than a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.這部電影不過是湯姆・漢克斯展現其明星魅力的載體。PREPOSITIONstar of⋯的亮點the star of the show節目的亮點
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star noun
star1 (a pop star) star2 (the star role in the play)
star verb
feature
star1

noun

a pop star 流行音樂歌星the star role in the play 劇中的主角 See also the entry for hero 另見hero條star ♦︎ celebrity ♦︎ name ♦︎ personality ♦︎ superstar ♦︎ legend ♦︎ public figure ♦︎ greatThese are all words for a famous and successful person, especially in the areas of entertainment and sport. 這些詞均表示名人,特别是娛樂或體育界的明星。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺 下圖顯示這些詞所表達知名的程度
celebritystarsuperstar
namelegend
personalitygreat
public figure
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a famous / top star / celebrity / name / personalitya leading / prominent name / personality / public figurea big star / celebrity / namean international star / celebrity / name / superstara television / TV / media star / celebrity / personalitya showbiz star / celebrity / personality / legenda film / movie / pop / rock star / superstar / legenda screen star / legend / greata Hollywood star / superstar / legenda sporting / sports star / celebrity / personality / legendto make sb a star / celebrity / superstar / legend / public figure star [countable] a famous performer, for example an actor, singer or sports player 著名演員;歌星;體育明星I wanted to be a pop star when I was a teenager.我十幾歲時想當一個流行音樂歌星。She acts well but she hasn't got star quality.她演技不錯,但不具備明星的素質。 see also stardom fame , icon hero celebrity səˈlebrəti [countable] a famous person, especially one who often appears on television (尤指經常上電視的)名人,名流She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh.她是他親眼見過的第一位電視名人。The show's success made her an overnight celebrity.節目的成功使她一夜之間成了名人。 see also celebrity fame name [countable] a famous person, especially in the fields of culture or sport (尤指文化或體育界的)名人Some of the biggest names in the art world were at the party.藝術界的一些頭面人物參加了這次聚會。The event attracted many famous names from the past.這次活動吸引了許多昔日的名人。Name is often used when people are talking about famous people who have been invited to an event, or who are employed in order to attract the public's attention. * name常指應邀出席某活動或受聘來吸引公衆注意的名人。 personality [countable] (especially written) a famous person, especially one who works in entertainment or sport (尤指娛樂或體育界的)名人,風雲人物Various personalities from the world of music were invited.邀請了音樂界的許多名流。In a viewers' poll he was voted TV Personality of the Year.在一次觀衆投票中,他被選爲年度電視圈名人。 superstar ˈsuːpəstɑː(r), ˈsjuːpəstɑː(r); NAmE ˈsuːpərstɑːr [countable] (rather informal) a very famous performer, for example an actor, singer or sports player 超級明星;巨星The movie made her an international superstar.那部電影使她成爲了國際超級明星。 legend ˈledʒənd [countable] a very famous person, especially in the fields of sport, music or acting, who is admired by other people (尤指體育、音樂或表演界的)傳奇人物She was a legend in her own lifetime.她在世的時候就是個傳奇人物。Many of golf's living legends were playing.那時有許多當世的高爾夫球傳奇選手仍在打球。A legend has a higher level of fame and a higher status than other types of famous people. It suggests that sb has shown real talent over a long career, and that they are famous because of this rather than because of their appearance or personality. * legend的知名度和身份比其他類型的名人更高一些,意味着某人在長期職業生涯中表現出了真正的天賦,他們因才華而非長相或性格而出名。 see also legendary famous ˌpublic ˈfigure [countable] (rather formal) a famous person, especially one who has a lot of influence in politics or society (尤指對政界或社會有重大影響力的)公衆人物He is an important public figure with a significant influence on public policy.他是個重要的公衆人物,對公共政策有很大的影響力。 see also public famous , figure person great [countable, usually plural] (informal) a very famous and successful person 名人;偉人He was one of boxing's all-time greats.他曾是史上最傑出的拳擊高手之一。Greats is mainly used to talk about people who were very popular in the past. People are typically described as movie/Hollywood/all-time greats or as one of the greats of British comedy/the game, etc. * great主要用於指過去曾非常著名的人物,他們通常被描述爲movie/Hollywood/all-time greats(電影/好萊塢/空前的名人)或one of the greats of British comedy/the game, etc.(英國喜劇/運動界等名人之一)。 see also great great adj. 2
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a pop star 流行音樂歌星the star role in the play 劇中的主角star ♦︎ lead ♦︎ hero ♦︎ heroine ♦︎ protagonistThese are all words for the main part in a play, film or story, or the person who plays it. 這些詞均表示戲劇、電影或小說裏的主人公、主角,或扮演主角的演員。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a young star / hero / heroine / protagonista male / female star / lead / protagonista romantic lead / hero / heroinea mythical / fictional / tragic / great hero / heroineto play the lead / hero / heroinethe star / lead role star [countable] a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a TV show, film or play (電視節目、電影或戲劇的)主演,主角She was the star of many popular television series.她在許多受歡迎的電視連續劇中擔任過主角。The star of the show was a young Italian singer.那台演出的主角是一名年輕的意大利歌唱演員。Star is usually used when talking about fairly light entertainment such as a TV show or a musical. * star通常用於頗爲輕鬆的娛樂活動場合,比如電視節目或音樂劇。 see also star feature verb lead liːd [countable] the main part in a play or film; the person who plays this part (戲劇或電影的)主角,扮演主角的演員Who is playing the lead?誰是主演?I always dreamed of becoming the lead singer in a band.過去我一直夢想成爲樂隊的主唱。Lead is usually used in the phrases play the lead, the male/female/romantic lead and the lead role/actor/singer. * lead通常用於短語play the lead(扮演主角)、the male/female/romantic lead(男主角;女主角;愛情劇主角)和the lead role/actor/singer(主角;扮演主角的演員;主唱)中。 hero ˈhɪərəʊ; NAmE ˈhɪroʊ, ˈhiroʊ(plural heroes) [countable] the main male character in a story, novel, play or film (故事、小說、戲劇或電影的)男主人公,男主角The hero of the novel is a ten-year-old boy.這部小說的主人公是個10歲的男孩。Tired of playing boring old romantic heroes, he sought out more challenging roles.他厭倦了扮演無聊老套的愛情劇男主角,於是就挑選一些更具挑戰性的角色。 OPP villain villain heroine ˈherəʊɪn; NAmE ˈheroʊɪn [countable] the main female character in a story, novel, play or film (故事、小說、戲劇或電影的)女主人公,女主角The story is narrated entirely by the heroine.這個故事從頭到尾都是女主人公講述的。She has played several of Shakespeare's heroines-Portia and Juliet among them.她演過莎士比亞戲劇中幾個女主角-包括波希亞和朱麗葉。 protagonist prəˈtægənɪst (formal or written) the main character in a play, film or book (戲劇、電影或書的)主要人物,主人公,主角At that time, films rarely had a woman as the main protagonist.那時候,電影很少讓女性做主角。Bohi Di, first person narrator and protagonist of the novel博希•迪,小說的第一人稱叙述者和主人公NOTE 辨析 Hero, heroine or protagonist?These words all refer to the main character in a story, rather than the actual person who plays the part. 這三個詞均指故事中的主要角色而非實際扮演這個角色的人Oliver Twist, the young protagonist / hero奧利弗•退斯特,年輕的主人公/男主角Marilyn Monroe, the beautiful protagonist/heroine Protagonist is more formal and is often used in reviews of plays, films, books, etc. It can refer to a man or a woman. Hero and heroine usually suggest a positive role; protagonist can be positive or negative. * protagonist更正式些,常用於戲劇、電影、書籍等的評論文章中,可以指男主角或女主角。hero和heroine通常表示正面角色,protagonist指正面或反面角色均可。
IELTS BNC: 1001 COCA: 538

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