galaxy

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gal·ax·y /ˈɡæləksi/ noun (plural galaxies)

1. HA[countableC] 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

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the Galaxy• Beauty inside her, and the beauty was light that came in sizes which spanned the galaxies or spun inside electrons.• It starts at zero and eventually the galaxies are moving apart at a steady speed.• With a yet slower rhythm than the polar ice, the tides of civilization ebbed and flowed across the galaxy.• Celebrity Cruises, which just introduced its Century, will add the Galaxy, a 1,870-passenger vessel in December.• The farther the galaxy, the redder its light, and so the faster it is receding.• After that there will be no life in the Galaxy except humans.• Now they were lords of the galaxy, and beyond the reach of time.• He was not aware of a jugular vein delicately connecting the forty billion of Trantor with the rest of the Galaxy.

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.

Galaxyn trademark

n1. a type of chocolate bar made of light-brown chocolate by the British company Rowntree

n2. 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

Origin galaxy

(1300-1400) Late Latin galaxias, from Greek, from gala “milk”; because the Galaxy looks milky white from the Earth

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