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galaxy

/ˈɡaləksi/ /ˈɡæləksi/

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noun

银河，星河。

The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.

Examples :

"Looking up at the night sky, Sarah could see the faint galaxy stretching across the heavens. "

抬头仰望夜空，莎拉能看到淡淡的银河横跨天际。

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noun

星系，银河系。

Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.

Examples :

"Our solar system is just one small part of the Milky Way galaxy. "

我们的太阳系只是银河系中很小的一部分。

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noun

星河图案, 星系印花

Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.

Examples :

"The artist's painting of the night sky showed a beautiful galaxy, with swirling, semi-transparent patches of blue and purple on black. "

这位艺术家画的夜空展现了一幅美丽的星河图案，黑色的背景上是蓝色和紫色半透明的漩涡状色块。

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