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galaxy

noun
🔊/ˈɡæləksi/
🔊/ˈɡæləksi/
(plural galaxies)
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  1. [countable] any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space星系
    • scientists observing phenomena in nearby galaxies观察邻近星系现象的科学家
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    Topics Spaceb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • distant
    • remote
    • nearby
    • …
    verb + galaxy
    • create
    • form
    • discover
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the galaxy
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  2. the Galaxy
     [singular] the system of stars that contains our sun and its planets, seen as a band of light in the night sky 银河；银河系compare the Milky Way
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • distant
    • remote
    • nearby
    • …
    verb + galaxy
    • create
    • form
    • discover
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the galaxy
    See full entry
  3. [countable] (informal) a group of famous people, or people with a particular skill群英；人才荟萃
    • a galaxy of Hollywood stars好莱坞影星的荟萃
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to the Milky Way): via Old French from medieval Latin galaxia, from Greek galaxias (kuklos) ‘milky (vault)’, from gala, galakt- ‘milk’.