1 [C] a large ball of burning gas in outer space that you see as a small point of light in the sky at night 星: It was a clear night and the stars were shining brightly. 那晚万里无云，天上的星星闪闪发亮。

2 [C] a shape, decoration, mark, etc with five or six points sticking out in a regular pattern 星形；星形饰物；星号: I've marked the possible candidates on the list with a star. 我已对名单上有可能当选的候选人做了星号。 ☞picture at shape 见shape插图

3 [C] a mark that represents a star that is used for telling you how good sth is, especially a hotel or restaurant （表示质量等级的）星（尤指酒店或餐厅）: a five-star hotel 五星级酒店

4 [C] a famous person in acting, music or sport （演艺界、音乐界或体育界的）明星: a pop/rock/film/movie star 流行音乐╱摇滚乐╱电影明星a football/tennis star 足球╱网球明星

5 stars [pl] =HOROSCOPE