star 音标拼音: [st'ɑr]
n . 星,恒星,星形物,运气,明星演员
vt . 以星状物装饰,用星号标
星,恒星,星形物,运气,明星演员以星状物装饰,用星号标
star 星
star adj 1 :
indicating the most important performer or role ; "
the leading man "; "
prima ballerina "; "
prima donna "; "
a star figure skater "; "
the starring role "; "
a stellar role "; "
a stellar performance " [
synonym : {
leading (
p )}, {
prima (
p )},
{
star (
p )}, {
starring (
p )}, {
stellar (
a )}]
n 1 : (
astronomy )
a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior 2 :
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [
synonym : {
ace },
{
adept }, {
champion }, {
sensation }, {
maven }, {
mavin },
{
virtuoso }, {
genius }, {
hotshot }, {
star }, {
superstar }, {
whiz },
{
whizz }, {
wizard }, {
wiz }]
3 :
any celestial body visible (
as a point of light )
from the Earth at night 4 :
an actor who plays a principal role [
synonym : {
star },
{
principal }, {
lead }]
5 :
a plane figure with 5 or more points ;
often used as an emblem 6 :
a performer who receives prominent billing [
synonym : {
headliner },
{
star }]
7 :
a star -
shaped character *
used in printing [
synonym : {
asterisk },
{
star }]
8 :
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [
synonym : {
star topology }, {
star }]
v 1 :
feature as the star ; "
The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man "
2 :
be the star in a performance 3 :
mark with an asterisk ; "
Linguists star unacceptable sentences " [
synonym : {
star }, {
asterisk }]
Star \
Star \ (
st [
aum ]
r ),
n . [
OE .
sterre ,
AS .
steorra ;
akin to OFries .
stera ,
OS .
sterro ,
D .
ster ,
OHG .
sterno ,
sterro ,
G .
stern ,
Icel .
stjarna ,
Sw .
stjerna ,
Dan .
stierne ,
Goth .
sta ['
i ]
rn [=
o ],
Armor . &
Corn .
steren ,
L .
stella ,
Gr . '
asth `
r ,
'
a `
stron ,
Skr .
star ;
perhaps from a root meaning ,
to scatter ,
Skr .
st [.
r ],
L .
sternere (
cf . {
Stratum }),
and originally applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky ,
or as being scatterers or spreaders of light . [
root ]
296 .
Cf .
{
Aster }, {
Asteroid }, {
Constellation }, {
Disaster }, {
Stellar }.]
1 .
One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens ;
any heavenly body other than the sun ,
moon ,
comets ,
and nebulae .
[
1913 Webster ]
His eyen twinkled in his head aright ,
As do the stars in the frosty night . --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The stars are distinguished as {
planets },
and {
fixed stars }.
See {
Planet }, {
Fixed stars }
under {
Fixed },
and {
Magnitude of a star }
under {
Magnitude }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The polestar ;
the north star . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Astrol .)
A planet supposed to influence one '
s destiny ;
(
usually pl .)
a configuration of the planets ,
supposed to influence fortune .
[
1913 Webster ]
O malignant and ill -
brooding stars . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Blesses his stars ,
and thinks it luxury . --
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
That which resembles the figure of a star ,
as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor .
[
1913 Webster ]
On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars . --
Tennyson .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
Specifically ,
a radiated mark in writing or printing ;
an asterisk [
thus , *]; --
used as a reference to a note ,
or to fill a blank where something is omitted ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Pyrotechny )
A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets ,
in mines ,
etc .,
which ,
exploding in the air ,
presents a starlike appearance .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 .
A person of brilliant and attractive qualities ,
especially on public occasions ,
as a distinguished orator ,
a leading theatrical performer ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Star is used in the formation of compound words generally of obvious signification ;
as ,
star -
aspiring ,
star -
bespangled ,
star -
bestudded ,
star -
blasting ,
star -
bright ,
star -
crowned ,
star -
directed ,
star -
eyed ,
star -
headed ,
star -
paved ,
star -
roofed ,
star -
sprinkled ,
star -
wreathed .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Blazing star }, {
Double star }, {
Multiple star }, {
Shooting star },
etc .
See under {
Blazing }, {
Double },
etc .
{
Nebulous star } (
Astron .),
a small well -
defined circular nebula ,
having a bright nucleus at its center like a star .
{
Star anise } (
Bot .),
any plant of the genus Illicium ; --
so called from its star -
shaped capsules .
{
Star apple } (
Bot .),
a tropical American tree ({
Chrysophyllum Cainito }),
having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky -
golden pubescence beneath .
It bears an applelike fruit ,
the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across .
The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species ,
and the natural order ({
Sapotaceae })
to which it belongs is called the Star -
apple family .
{
Star conner },
one who cons ,
or studies ,
the stars ;
an astronomer or an astrologer . --
Gascoigne .
{
Star coral } (
Zool .),
any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to {
Astraea }, {
Orbicella },
and allied genera ,
in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa .
{
Star cucumber }. (
Bot .)
See under {
Cucumber }.
{
Star flower }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A plant of the genus {
Ornithogalum };
star -
of -
Bethlehem .
(
b )
See {
Starwort }
(
b ) .
(
c )
An American plant of the genus {
Trientalis }
({
Trientalis Americana }). --
Gray .
{
Star fort } (
Fort .),
a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles ; --
whence the name .
{
Star gauge } (
Ordnance ),
a long rod ,
with adjustable points projecting radially at its end ,
for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun .
{
Star grass }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A small grasslike plant ({
Hypoxis erecta })
having star -
shaped yellow flowers .
(
b )
The colicroot .
See {
Colicroot }.
{
Star hyacinth } (
Bot .),
a bulbous plant of the genus {
Scilla }
({
Scilla autumnalis }); --
called also {
star -
headed hyacinth }.
{
Star jelly } (
Bot .),
any one of several gelatinous plants ({
Nostoc commune }, {
Nostoc edule },
etc .).
See {
Nostoc }.
{
Star lizard }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
Stellion }.
{
Star -
of -
Bethlehem } (
Bot .),
a bulbous liliaceous plant ({
Ornithogalum umbellatum })
having a small white starlike flower .
{
Star -
of -
the -
earth } (
Bot .),
a plant of the genus {
Plantago }
({
Plantago coronopus }),
growing upon the seashore .
{
Star polygon } (
Geom .),
a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star -
shaped figure .
{
Stars and Stripes },
a popular name for the flag of the United States ,
which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes ,
alternately red and white ,
and a union having ,
in a blue field ,
white stars to represent the several States ,
one for each .
With the old flag ,
the true American flag ,
the Eagle ,
and the Stars and Stripes ,
waving over the chamber in which we sit . --
D .
Webster .
{
Star showers }.
See {
Shooting star },
under {
Shooting }.
{
Star thistle } (
Bot .),
an annual composite plant ({
Centaurea solstitialis })
having the involucre armed with stout radiating spines .
{
Star wheel } (
Mach .),
a star -
shaped disk ,
used as a kind of ratchet wheel ,
in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines .
{
Star worm } (
Zool .),
a gephyrean .
{
Temporary star } (
Astron .),
a star which appears suddenly ,
shines for a period ,
and then nearly or quite disappears .
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods .
More recently ,
variations star in start intensity are classified more specifically ,
and this term is now obsolescent .
See also {
nova }. [
Obsolescent ]
{
Variable star } (
Astron .),
a star whose brilliancy varies periodically ,
generally with regularity ,
but sometimes irregularly ; --
called {
periodical star }
when its changes occur at fixed periods .
{
Water star grass } (
Bot .),
an aquatic plant ({
Schollera graminea })
with small yellow starlike blossoms .
[
1913 Webster ]
Star \
Star \ (
st [
aum ]
r ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Starred }
(
st [
aum ]
rd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Starring }.]
To set or adorn with stars ,
or bright ,
radiating bodies ;
to bespangle ;
as ,
a robe starred with gems . "
A sable curtain starred with gold ." --
Young .
[
1913 Webster ]
Star \
Star \,
v .
i .
To be bright ,
or attract attention ,
as a star ;
to shine like a star ;
to be brilliant or prominent ;
to play a part as a theatrical star . --
W .
Irving .
[
1913 Webster ]
326 Moby Thesaurus words for "
star ":
A per se ,
Aldebaran ,
Canicula ,
Dog Star ,
Hershey bar ,
Hesper ,
Hesperus ,
Lucifer ,
North Star ,
Phosphor ,
Phosphorus ,
Polaris ,
Sirius ,
VIP ,
Venus ,
Vesper ,
accent ,
accentuate ,
ace ,
act ,
act as foil ,
amount to something ,
appear ,
arch ,
aviation badge ,
badge ,
banner ,
bar ,
barnstorm ,
be a gas ,
be a hit ,
be featured ,
be prominent ,
be somebody ,
be something ,
belabor ,
big name ,
big shot ,
bill ,
blue ribbon ,
bomb ,
boss ,
brilliant ,
candle ,
capital ,
cardinal ,
carry weight ,
celeb ,
celebrated ,
celebrity ,
celestial body ,
central ,
champion ,
chevron ,
chicken ,
chief ,
cock ,
come first ,
come out ,
comer ,
comet ,
commander ,
constellation ,
cordon ,
cordon bleu ,
count ,
crackerjack ,
crowning ,
cut ice ,
cut some ice ,
cynosure ,
danseur noble ,
daystar ,
dean ,
decoration ,
decoration of honor ,
dignitary ,
distinguished ,
diva ,
dominant ,
dramatize ,
dwell on ,
eagle ,
electric light bulb ,
electronics king ,
eminent ,
emote ,
emotionalize ,
emphasize ,
epaulet ,
evening star ,
fail ,
famed ,
famous ,
feature ,
feature attraction ,
figure ,
fire ,
first ,
first tragedian ,
first -
rater ,
fixed stars ,
flame ,
flop ,
focal ,
folk hero ,
foremost ,
fugleman ,
galaxy ,
garter ,
genius ,
get top billing ,
give emphasis to ,
glim ,
gold star ,
good hand ,
grand cordon ,
great ,
great man ,
harp on ,
hash mark ,
head ,
headline ,
headliner ,
headmost ,
heavenly body ,
heavy lead ,
hegemonic ,
hero ,
heroine ,
higher -
up ,
highlight ,
honcho ,
idol ,
illuminant ,
illuminator ,
illustrious ,
immortal ,
import ,
important ,
important person ,
incandescent body ,
incomparable ,
inimitable ,
insignia of branch ,
italicize ,
jeune premier ,
king ,
lamp ,
lantern ,
laureate ,
lead ,
leader ,
leading ,
leading lady ,
leading light ,
leading man ,
light ,
light bulb ,
light source ,
lion ,
living sapphires ,
lodestar ,
luminant ,
luminaries ,
luminary ,
magician ,
magisterial ,
mahatma ,
main ,
major ,
make a hit ,
man of genius ,
man of mark ,
master ,
master hand ,
master spirit ,
mastermind ,
match ,
matchless ,
matter ,
melodramatize ,
mime ,
moon ,
morning star ,
mount ,
name ,
nonpareil ,
notability ,
notable ,
nova ,
oak leaf ,
open ,
open a show ,
orb ,
order ,
organization insignia ,
ornament ,
outrank ,
outstanding ,
overaccentuate ,
overemphasize ,
overruling ,
overseas bar ,
overstress ,
pantomime ,
parachute badge ,
paragon ,
paramount ,
past master ,
patch ,
patter ,
peerless ,
perform ,
person of note ,
personage ,
pip ,
place emphasis on ,
play ,
play first fiddle ,
play the lead ,
playact ,
pleiad ,
point up ,
polar star ,
polestar ,
pop hero ,
popular hero ,
popular idol ,
practiced hand ,
precede ,
predominant ,
preeminent ,
premiere ,
preponderant ,
present ,
prevailing ,
preview ,
prima ballerina ,
prima donna ,
primal ,
primary ,
prime ,
principal ,
prodigy ,
produce ,
prominent ,
protagonist ,
public figure ,
punctuate ,
put on ,
rank ,
rank first ,
rank out ,
ranking ,
red ribbon ,
register ,
riband ,
ribbon ,
rub in ,
ruler ,
ruling ,
sage ,
scenarize ,
senior ,
service stripe ,
set the stage ,
shooting star ,
shoulder patch ,
shoulder sleeve insignia ,
signify ,
singer ,
sketch ,
skilled hand ,
social lion ,
somebody ,
source of light ,
sovereign ,
sphere ,
spotlight ,
spread eagle ,
stage ,
stand out ,
starry host ,
stars ,
steal the show ,
stellar ,
stooge ,
stress ,
stripe ,
submarine badge ,
succeed ,
success ,
sun ,
supereminent ,
superior ,
superman ,
supernova ,
superstar ,
take precedence ,
taper ,
tell ,
the greatest ,
the most ,
theatricalize ,
top ,
top dog ,
topflight ,
topnotcher ,
torch ,
tread the boards ,
troupe ,
try out ,
underline ,
underscore ,
unmatched ,
unparalleled ,
upstage ,
victor ,
virtuoso ,
weigh ,
whiz ,
winner ,
wizard ,
wonder ,
worthy
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