star
noun
verb
stɑː noun
1
IN THE SKY
在空中
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
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.
满天繁星。
under the stars
That night, we camped out under the stars (=outdoors) .
那天晚上我们在星光下露营。
The stars were all out (=they were shining) .
星星都出来了。
stars twinkling overhead (=shining in the sky and quickly changing from bright to faint)
头顶上闪烁的星星
2
FAMOUS PERFORMER/PLAYER
著名的演员/选手
a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player 明星，名角
movie/film/Hollywood etc
star His dream was to become a Hollywood star.
他的梦想是成为好莱坞明星。
pop/rock star
British pop star Elton John
英国流行巨星埃尔顿．约翰
By the age of twenty she was already a big star (=very famous performer) .
她二十岁时就已经是大明星了。
the highest paid child star of all time
有史以来收入最高的童星
a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful) in the music world
乐坛新秀
She’s a good actress, but she lacks star quality (=something that makes a person seem special and likely to be a star) .
她是个优秀的女演员，但是缺少明星素质。
She is a star of stage and screen .
她是舞台和银幕明星。
3
MAIN PERSON IN A FILM/PLAY ETC
电影/戏剧等中的主角
the person who has the main part, or one of them, in a film, play, show etc 主角，主演
[+ of ]
Ray Grimes, the star of the television series ‘Brother John’
雷．格兰姆斯，电视连续剧《强风吹来时》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 b. the best or most successful person in a group of players, workers, students etc 〔选手、工人、学生等中的〕最优秀者，最佳者
Laporte, as Ebenezer Scrooge, is undoubtedly the star of the show .
扮演艾伯纳泽．斯克鲁奇的拉波特毫无疑问是这出戏中最出色者。
Shamu, the killer whale, is the show’s star attraction (=best and most popular person or thing) .
杀人鲸晓穆是表演中最受人瞩目的明星。
star player/performer/salesman etc
the team’s star player
这支球队中的明星选手
the school’s star pupil
这所学校里最优秀的学生
the star columnist of the Sunday Times
《星期日泰晤士报》最著名的专栏作家
5
SHAPE
形状
a. a shape with four or more points, which represents the way a star looks in the sky b. a mark in the shape of a star, used to draw attention to something written c. a piece of cloth or metal in the shape of a star, worn to show someone’s rank or position – used especially on military uniforms 〔尤在军服上表示级别或地位的〕星章
I put a star next to the items that we still need to buy.
我在仍需购买的物品旁边打了个星号。
6
HOTELS/RESTAURANTS
酒店/餐馆
a mark used in a system for judging the quality of hotels and restaurants 〔评判酒店和餐馆质量等级的〕星（级）
three-star/four-star/five-star etc
a two-star hotel
一家两星级旅馆
7
the stars
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 [英，非正式] 〔报纸或杂志上刊登的〕星象; BrE informal
sb’s stars
I never read my stars .
我从不看星象版给自己算命。
8
sth 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.
他们的婚姻肯定是命中注定的。
9
see stars
to see flashes of light, especially because you have been hit on the head 眼冒金星〔尤指因头部被击所致〕
I felt a little dizzy and could see stars.
我觉得有点晕，眼冒金星。
10
have stars in your eyes
10. to imagine that something you want to do is much more exciting or attractive than it really is 充满不切实际的幻想
11
you’re a star!/what a star!
11. said when you are very grateful or pleased because of what someone has done [英，口] 你太棒了！/太好了！〔表示感谢或高兴〕 BrE spoken
Thanks, Mel. You’re a real star!
谢谢，梅尔，你真是太好了！
verb
12 if someone stars in a film, television show etc, they are one of the main characters in it 〔在电影或戏剧中〕担任主角; 主演 I
[+ in ]
Eastwood starred in ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’.
伊士特伍德在《黄金三镖客》中担任主角。
[+ with/opposite ]
DeVito stars opposite Dreyfuss in the movie.
德维托在这部影片中担任主角，与德赖弗斯演对手戏。
[+ as ]
Hugh Grant stars as the romantic hero.
晓．格兰特扮演一位浪漫的男主人公。
‘The Freshman’ was Brando’s first starring role (=the most important part in a film)
in ten years.《新鲜人》是白兰度十年来首部担任主角的影片。
13 if a film, television show, or play stars someone, that person is one of the main characters in it 由…担任主角; 由…主演; T
a film starring Meryl Streep
梅里尔．斯特里普主演的一部电影
star sb as ...
The movie starred Orson Welles as Harry Lime.
这部影片由奥森．韦尔斯饰演哈里．莱姆。
14 to put an ASTERISK (=a star-shaped mark) next to something written 给…加上星号 T usually passive 一般用被动态
The starred items are available.
带星号的物品都有售。