galaxy
noun
uk/ˈɡæl.ək.si/us/ˈɡæl.ək.si/[C]
one of theindependentgroupsofstarsin theuniverse
星系a galaxy of
ameetingofrichandfamouspeople:
一群富有的名人;众星云集Presenttonightat thelong-awaitedopeningof thisfilmare awholegalaxy ofstarsfrom theactingandmusicalprofessions.人们期待已久的电影首映式今晚举行,一大批影星歌星前来捧场。
the Galaxy(alsothe Milky Way)
the verylargegroupofstarsthatcontainsthesolarsystem(= thesunand all theplanets,includingEarth, that go around it):
银河系,银河Jupiteris thebiggestplanetinoursolarsystem, but not thebiggestplanetin the Galaxy.
Ondarknightswith nomoon, you canseetheMilkyWay in thenightsky.
Oursystemis just one of many in the Galaxy that might beabletosupportlife.
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon