constellation
星座
常用释义
英音[ ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
美音[ ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
变形
复数:
constellations
基本释义
- n. 星座；一群（相似的人），一系列（相似的事物）；群英荟萃，人才济济
考试频率
六级
考频：近五年出现1次
- n. 星座
例句
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1·Can you see Jupiter tonight, in front of the arrowhead-shaped constellation Capricornus the Seagoat?今晚你能看到木星吗，在箭头状星座摩羯座的前面？
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2·The meteors are called Leonids because they appear to come from the same direction as that of the constellation Leo the Lion.这些流星之所以被冠之以“狮子座”的名称，那是因为它们好像与狮子星座来自同一方向。
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3·Obama's budget, which aims to cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs, would cancel NASA's Constellation Program.奥巴马的预算旨在削减某些领域的资金，同时增加用于创造就业的资金，这将使 NASA 的星座计划被取消。
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4·With the cancellation of Nasa's Constellation programme to return Americans to the moon by 2020, who is to inspire the next generation to finish it?随着美国宇航局计划2020年重返月球的“星座计划”取消，还会由谁来推动下一代人完成这一计划呢？
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5·The third part, now that Constellation is cancelled, is to encourage private-sector firms to compete, so as to provide transport to and from the space station.“星座项目”既然已经被取消，第三部分就是鼓励私人企业相互竞争，来为空间站的往返提供运输服务。
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6·This planet sits in the southern constellation of Fornax.这颗行星位于天炉星座的南部。
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7·Part of the larger constellation of Ursa Major, the bright dipper stars above are named Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, and Megrez.它是大熊座巨大星群的一部分，上面明亮的北斗七星名字依次是：天枢，天璇，天玑，天权。
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8·BLOCK: Do you have a favorite constellation?布洛克：你有最喜欢的星座吗？
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9·Ms. GRAY: My favorite constellation is called Orion.凯瑟琳：我最喜欢猎户星座。
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10·Constellation rooms come with an alfresco terrace tub.以星座命名的房间佩有露天阶梯式浴盆。
同义词
n.
[天]星座；星群；荟萃；兴奋丛
同根词
词根：
constellate
constellate
vt
使形成星座；使群集