galaxy

英 [ˈɡæləksi]

美 [ˈɡæləksi]

n. 星系; 银河; 银河系; 群英; 人才荟萃

复数：galaxies　

Collins.2 / BNC.5864 / COCA.3016

牛津词典

noun

星系
any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space
银河；银河系
the system of stars that contains our sun and its planets, seen as a bright band in the night sky
群英；人才荟萃
a group of famous people, or people with a particular skill
1. a galaxy of Hollywood stars
  好莱坞影星的荟萃

N-COUNT 星系
Agalaxyis an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years.
1. Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.
  天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。
N-PROPER 银河；银河系
The Galaxyis the extremely large group of stars and planets to which the Earth and the Solar System belong.
1. The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
  银河系由1,000亿颗恒星组成。
N-SING 一群（名人）；（人才）荟萃
If you talk abouta galaxy ofpeople from a particular profession, you mean a group of them who are all famous or important.
1. He is one of a small galaxy of Dutch stars on German television.
  出现在德国电视上的荷兰明星为数不多，他是其中一位。

noun

a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
(astronomy) a collection of star systems
1. `extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'
Synonym:extragalactic nebula
tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
Synonym:galaxwandflowerbeetleweedcoltsfootGalax urceolata

It is a rotating system of gas and stars, similar to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
它是由气体和星体构成的旋转系统，和我们的银河系非常相象。
At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
在我们的星系中每10年至少有一颗超新星出现。
I was doing top-secret research in another galaxy!
我在另外一个星系做着绝密研究！
Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre back up the black hole theory
从该星系中心收到的无线电信号证实了黑洞理论。
Excepting the plants in the solar system, each star in the sky almost is a galaxy.
天上的星星，除了太阳系的几个行星外，每一颗几乎都代表着一个银河系。
The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation
此项研究的核心是早期宇宙和银河系的形成。
The company has a galaxy of talent.
该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
You have restored peace and justice to the galaxy.
你把和平和正义又带回到了星系。
Within our own galaxy there are probably tens of thousands of planetary systems.
在我们自己的星系里可能有数以万计的行星系。
The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
银河系由1,000亿颗恒星组成。