galaxy
US: /ˈɡæɫəksi/
UK: /ɡˈælɐksˌi/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
galaxy /'gæləksi/- danh từ
- (thiên văn học) ngân hà, thiên hà
- (nghĩa bóng) nhóm tinh hoa, nhóm
- a galaxy of talent: nhóm những người có tài
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural galaxies)1 [C] any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space
2 (the Galaxy) (also the Milky Way) [sing.] the system of stars that contains our sun and its planets, seen as a bright band in the night sky
3 [C] (informal) a group of famous people, or people with a particular skill: a galaxy of Hollywood stars
Collocation
ADJ.
distant | nearby, nearest, neighbouring
PREP.
in a/the ~
scientists observing phenomena in nearby galaxies
Concise dictionary
galaxies'gæləksɪnoun
+a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
+tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
+(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
