star
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.
- 2.
(astronomy) A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
- 3.
senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
- 4.
senses relating to fame
- 5.
(Jamaica, Multicultural London English, broadly)(Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular, by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- 6.
A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
She starred in dozens of silent movies.
- 2.
(transitive)To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
- 3.
(transitive)To mark with a star or asterisk.
- 4.
(transitive)To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- 5.
(intransitive)To shine like a star.
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ine-pro From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (star), from *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star). aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo.