新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

galaxy

英  [ˈɡæləksi]
    

[NOUN]

又拼作 Galaxy  
    NOUN. 名词
  • galaxies

    1[C 可数名词] 星系

    A galaxy is an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years.

    双语例句

    例:

    Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.

    天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。

    例:

    At some later point, galaxies of stars started to form.

    此后的某一时间,各种星系开始形成。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 银河系

    The Galaxy is the extremely large group of stars and planets to which the Earth and the solar system belong.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.

    银河系由一千亿颗恒星组成。

    例:

    The more distant stars in the Galaxy crowd together in a hazy band called the Milky Way.

    银河系中较遥远的星体汇聚在一起,形成一条模糊的带子,称为“银河”。