constellation

英 [ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃn]

n.  星座; 一系列(相关的想法、事物); 一群(相关的人)

复数：constellations　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12762 / COCA.7195

牛津词典

noun

• 星座
  a group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name
• 一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）
  a group of related ideas, things or people
  1. a constellation of Hollywood talent
     一群好莱坞天才

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 星座
  Aconstellationis a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
  1. ...a planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Cepheus.
     围绕仙王座中一颗恒星旋转的行星
• N-COUNT 一群，一组(相似的事物)
  Aconstellation ofsimilar things is a group of them.
  1. Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
     大多数患者的病症都很相似，鲜有明显的区别。
  2. The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
     最大的画廊在中心位置展出了一组名为《我的心愿》的摄影作品。

英英释义

noun

• an arrangement of parts or elements
  1. the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time
  Synonym:configuration
• a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

双语例句

• Effects of different distributions of fault satellites on PDOP availability of global navigation constellation are studied.
  研究了不同故障星分布状况对全球导航星座PDOP可用性的影响。
• The Orion constellation can be seen in the fall and winter night skies from northern latitudes.
  在北纬地区的秋冬季夜空中都可以看到猎户座。
• Having found a promising one in the constellation Leo, they turned the Hubble Space Telescope on it.
  在狮子座大星云发现一个可能星系后，他们开始使用哈伯太空望远镜对其进行观测。
• In brilliant blue, this is the pulsar wind nebula of the Crab Nebula in the constellation of Taurus.
  这个绚丽的蓝色是金牛座星系中蟹状星云的脉冲风星云。
• Research and Simulation of Adaptive Route Technology in Leo Satellite Network Constellation
  小卫星星座组网中自适应路由技术的研究与仿真
• Constellation also intended to study the idea of establishing a moon colony.
  星座计划还包括另一项任务-研究在月球上建立殖民地的可行性。
• A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cygnus and andromeda.
  蝎虎座北天球的一个星座，位于天鹅星座和仙女星座附近。
• The traditional differential space-time block code ( DSTBC) suffers from the signal constellation expansion for QPSK modulation.
  传统的差分空时分组编码（DSTBC）在QPSK调制时存在着信号星座扩展。
• Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them
  大多数患者的病症都很相似，鲜有明显的区别。
• CRTs and LCDs assured a place in the constellation of future display technologies.
  CRT和lcd在未来的显示技术中已保证占有一席之地。