superstar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++su·per·star /ˈsuːpəstɑː $ -pərstɑːr/ noun [countable] AMAPan extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor 超级巨星〔尤指音乐家或电影演员〕► see thesaurus at star
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superstar• To me a leader would have to be a superstar.• Nervous' I didn't want to be a superstar, I just wanted to be able to play well.• Janet Jackson became a superstar largely because of her exciting music videos.• I lay no claim to being a superstar.• It tells me that he is a superstar, a league star.• The Brit athletics superstar found Olympic gold in the heptathlon after two days of severe punishment.• Becks takes over from Hollywood idol Bruce Willis, confirming his status as a global superstar.• Hocky superstar Wayne Gretzky played for L.A. before retiring.• Often she will be able to sleep with rising superstars and juvenile celebrities who will profess love but never contemplate marrying her.• The superstar took over the lakeside complex at Snagov as he prepares for a sell-out concert in Bucharest tomorrow.su·per·star nounChineseSyllable
especially musician an performer, extremely a famous Corpus or film
superstar
su‧per‧star /ˈsuːpəstɑː $ -pərstɑːr/
noun [countable]
an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor
■ a very famous person
▪superstar an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor: The film made Tom Cruise an international superstar.
▪legend someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something – used especially about people who are at the end of a long career or who have died: blues legend John Lee Hooker | Jane Fonda is the daughter of film legend Henry Fonda.
▪great [usually plural] someone who was one of the best players or performers that there have ever been: He was one of the all-time soccer greats.
su‧per‧star /ˈsuːpəstɑː $ -pərstɑːr/
noun [countable]an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor
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