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

Normal matter and galaxy cluster is mostly in the form of hot gas and stars.
正常物质和银河系主要在热气体和星星形式中。
Some scientists believe they will eventually collide with the Milky Way and become part of our own galaxy.
一些科学家认为最终这两个星云将与银河相碰撞并融为我们所在这个星系的一部分。
One galaxy is passing through a core of four other galaxies.
一个星系穿过了另外四个星系的中心（小编：星际台球咩~~）。
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。
Then Galileo looked at the Milky Way Galaxy.
然后，伽利略对银河系进行了观察。
The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
银河系由1,000亿颗恒星组成。
He studied objects within our own galaxy.
他研究了银河系以内的物体。
Although most galaxies have a central black hole, it is a small fraction of the galaxy's mass.
虽然大多数星系中心都有一个黑洞，但那只占了星系总质量的一小部份。
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。
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。