galaxy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gal·ax·y /ˈɡæləksi/ ●○○ noun (plural galaxies) 1. HA[countable] one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe 星系2. the Galaxy HAthe large group of stars which our Sun and its planets belong to 银河，银河系3 [singular]GROUP OF THINGS a large number of things that are similar 一大批〔相似的东西〕galaxy of a galaxy of British artistic talent 灿若星汉的英国艺术人才
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galaxy• Lane was awarded a galaxy of medals for her bravery.• This means in turn that they must be shining almost unbelievably brightly - perhaps 100 or more times than an average galaxy.• What was the disappeared galaxy like?• But the same is true for galaxy number two; the others have moved away from it.• It was quite a surprise, therefore, to find that most galaxies appeared red-shifted: nearly all were moving away from us!• Of the two dozen nearest galaxies, only one - the giant spiral Andromeda - is bigger than the Milky Way.• And if you have lots of lumps of matter - lots of galaxies, say - you get lots of local curvatures.• Surveys of galaxies show large voids with virtually nothing in them, and filaments and walls made up of clusters and superclusters.• To see why, think of the two-dimensional rubber balloon universe with pebbles stuck to it to represent the galaxies.nGalaxy trademark n1. a type of chocolate bar made of light-brown chocolate by the British company Rowntreen2. a type of people carrier (=a large car that can carry seven or eight people) made by Ford, which is especially popular in the UK with familiesOrigin galaxy (1300-1400) Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from gala “milk”; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earthgal·ax·y nounGalaxyLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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galaxy
gal‧ax‧y /ˈɡæləksi/
noun (plural galaxies)
2. the Galaxy the large group of stars which our Sun and its planets belong to
3. [singular] a large number of things that are similar
galaxy of
a galaxy of British artistic talent
■ in the sky
▪star a large ball of burning gas in space, which can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky: The dark night sky was clear and full of stars.
▪planet one of the large objects that goes around the sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars: The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781.
▪sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe: The sun came out from behind a cloud. | a dying sun
▪moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet: The moon rose in the night sky. | Titan is one of the moons of Saturn.
▪asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars: the asteroid belt
▪pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and RADIO WAVES
▪quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly
▪supernova a very large exploding star
▪constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name: The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky.
▪galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe: Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away.
▪the universe all space, including all the stars and planets: How many planets in the universe have life?
gal‧ax‧y /ˈɡæləksi/
noun (plural galaxies) Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: galaxias, from Greek, from gala 'milk'; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earth
1. [countable] one of the large groups of stars that make up the universeLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: galaxias, from Greek, from gala 'milk'; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earth
2. the Galaxy the large group of stars which our Sun and its planets belong to
3. [singular] a large number of things that are similar
galaxy of
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Galaxy
Galaxy trademark
1. a type of chocolate bar made of light-brown chocolate by the British company Rowntree
2. a type of people carrier (=a large car that can carry seven or eight people) made by Ford, which is especially popular in the UK with families
Galaxy
trademark1. a type of chocolate bar made of light-brown chocolate by the British company Rowntree
2. a type of people carrier (=a large car that can carry seven or eight people) made by Ford, which is especially popular in the UK with families