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

NASA scientists discovered two huge bubbles of gamma rays either side of the Milky Way Galaxy.
美国国家航空宇航局的科学家日前发现了两个自银河系中心溢出、由伽马射线形成的巨大气泡。
The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
银河系由1,000亿颗恒星组成。
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。
He studied objects within our own galaxy.
他研究了银河系以内的物体。
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。
Nobody could find me now. I was in the middle of the Galaxy in empty space.
现在没人能找到我了。我在茫茫太空中，在银河系的中间。
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。
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~~）。
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。
From this you can calculate the total mass in the Galaxy
由此你可以算出银河系的总质量。