starring

英：[s'tɑ:rɪŋ]

美：[s'tɑrɪŋ]

• v.主演（动词star的ing形式）
• n.主演
• adj.主演的

noun

a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night

a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions

a planet or a configuration of the planets that is held in astrology to influence one's destiny or fortune—usually used in plural

her star was rising

obsolete destiny

a conventional figure with five or more points that represents a starespecially: asterisk

an often star-shaped ornament or medal worn as a badge of honor, authority, or rank or as the insignia of an order

one of a group of conventional stars used to place something in a scale of value

something resembling a star

was hit on the head and saw stars

the principal member of a theatrical or operatic company who usually plays the chief roles

a highly publicized theatrical or motion-picture performer

an outstandingly talented performer

a track star

a person who is preeminent in a particular field

verb

intransitive to play the most prominent or important role in a movie, play, etc. She had a starring role in his latest film. (figurative) Tequila and blood oranges star in this Margarita, which gets a spicy kick from homemade jalapeño syrup.—Natalie Migliarini

an actor currently starring in a hit Broadway show

transitive to feature (a performer) in the most prominent or important role

a movie that stars a famous stage personality

intransitive to perform outstandingly [Alan] Trammell, who starred for the Tigers at shortstop during the glory days of the 1980s …—Jeff Bradley

In the fall of 1925, Elkins starred on the gridiron …—Bil Gilbert

to mark with a star as being superior or preeminent in some way a starred review

a monument starred in the guidebook

to mark with an asterisk

transitive to sprinkle or adorn with or as if with stars

… meadows starred with buttercups and daisies.—Kenneth Roberts

adjective

of, relating to, or being a star

received star billing

of outstanding excellence : preeminent

a star athlete

movie star电影明星

film starn. 电影明星

pop star歌星；流行歌手

five star五星级的；第一流的

red star红星

new star[天]新星（等于nova）

double star双星（紧密相连的二颗星，借望远镜始可分辨者）

rock star摇滚歌星

bright star明亮的星；灿烂的星

rising star后起之秀；明日之星

lucky star福星

neutron starn. 中子星

shooting starn. 流星

five star hotel五星级宾馆

see stars眼冒金星；头昏眼花

under the stars在星空下 

giant star巨星

star group[天文]星群

north star北极星

star anise八角茴香；大茴香

Noun Middle English sterre, stere "star, planet, constellation," going back to Old English steorra (Northumbrian stearra), masculine weak noun, going back to a Germanic n-stem paradigm *sterōn (nominative), *sterraz (genitive), going back to pre-Germanic *h2stér-ōn, *h2ster-n-ós (whence also Old Frisian stēra "star," Old Saxon & Old High German sterro, Middle Dutch sterre, and, with reintroduction of *-rn- from oblique forms with presumed initial stress, Middle Dutch sterne "star," Old High German sterno, Old Icelandic stjarna, Gothic stairno), going back to Indo-European *h2ster- "star," whence, with varying thematizations, Old Irish ser "star" (attested once), Welsh sêr "stars" (singular seren), Old Breton sterenn "star," Greek aster-, astḗr "star (usually in reference to a particular heavenly body)," ástra "stars" (with a secondary singular ástron), Tocharian A śreñ "stars," Tocharian B ścirye "star," Sanskrit stār- (nominative plural tā́raḥ, instrumental plural stṛ́bhiḥ), Avestan star-, Hittite ḫašter-; with a suffixal -l- Latin stēlla "star, heavenly body" (perhaps < *stēr(e)lā), Armenian astł (perhaps < *h2stēr-l-) Note: The etymon *h2ster- is attested in all major subfamilies of Indo-European, with the apparent exception of Balto-Slavic and Albanian. The original paradigm can be reconstructed as *h2stḗr (nominative), *h2stér-m̥ (accusative), *h2str-ó-s (genitive); it is preserved best in Greek. The Germanic forms show the action of Kluge's Law (to those who accept it), according to which *-rn- is reduced to a geminate *-rr- before an accented syllable. The original *-rn- has found its way back into the base form in North and East Germanic, but only partially in West Germanic (it is lacking completely in Anglo-Frisian). The Indo-European etymology can be carried further, if the base *h2ster- is seen as a reduction of *h2h1ster-, an agentive derivative of *h2eh1s- "burn, make dry with heat" (see arid); the star would hence the thing that burns or glows (see D. Adams, A Dictionary of Tocharian B, Revised and Greatly Enlarged [Rodopi, 2013], p. 701). A different and less straightforward derivation is proposed by G.-J. Pinault ("A Star Is Born: A 'New' PIE *-ter- Suffix," A.J. Nussbaum, editor, Verba Docenti [Ann Arbor, 2007], pp. 271-79). Earlier proposals that see the origin of the Indo-European star etymon in the names of Semitic deities of the morning and evening star (Phoenician *‛aštart, rendered by the Greeks as Astártē; Akkadian ištar) now seem improbable. Verb derivative of star >entry 1 Adjective from attributive use of star >entry 1

The first known use of star was before the 12th century

startlingadjective

causing a sudden fright, surprise, or astonishment

a startling discovery

startlingadjective

causing a sudden fright, surprise, or astonishment

a startling discovery

startleverb

to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or fright)

to frighten suddenly and usually not seriously

the kitten startles easily

start1 of 2verb

to move suddenly and sharply : give a sudden twitch or jerk (as in surprise)

to come or bring into being, activity, or operation started a camp for youngsters fire started in the cellar the game started late

who started the rumor

to stick out or seem to stick out : protrude

eyes that started from their sockets

set out sense 2, begin

start to school

to take part or cause to take part in a game or contest

to cause to move, act, or operate

start the motor

start2 of 2noun

a quick unwilled bodily reaction

a brief and sudden action or movement

a beginning of movement, activity, or development

get an early start

a lead or advantage at the beginning of a race or competition : head start

a place of beginning

starternoun

someone or something that starts something or causes something else to start

the starter of a motor

starshipnoun

a vehicle designed for travel between stars

starryadjective

full of stars

starry heavens

of, relating to, or consisting of stars : stellar

starry light

shining like stars : sparkling

starry eyes

star1 of 3noun

a natural body visible in the sky especially at night that gives off light or shines by reflection

a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body (as the sun) of great mass that shines by its own light

a planet or an arrangement of the planets that is believed in astrology to influence one's life—usually used in plural

a figure or thing (as an asterisk or badge) with five or more points that represents or resembles a star

the principal member of a theater or opera company

a very talented or popular performer TV stars

football stars

star2 of 3verb

to sprinkle or adorn with stars

to mark with a star as being superior

to mark with an asterisk

to present in the role of a star

to play the most important role

will produce and star in a new play

to perform outstandingly

starred at shortstop in the series

star3 of 3adjective

of, relating to, or being a star

being of outstanding excellence : preeminent our star trumpeter

star athlete