star /stɑ:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• (n.) any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
• (n.) an actor who plays a principal role

Chinese translation

• n. 星, 恒星, 星形物, 运气, 明星
• vt. 以星状物装饰, 用星号标, 使成为明星
• vi. 变成明星

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/stɑ:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.19 · Common

Word forms

starring, starred, stars

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