constellation

英 [ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃn]

n.  星座; 一系列(相关的想法、事物); 一群(相关的人)

复数：constellations　

TOEFLGRETEM8化学

Collins.1 / BNC.12762 / COCA.7195

牛津词典

noun

• 星座
  a group of stars that forms a shape in the sky and has a name
• 一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）
  a group of related ideas, things or people
  1. a constellation of Hollywood talent
     一群好莱坞天才

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 星座
  Aconstellationis a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
  1. ...a planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Cepheus.
     围绕仙王座中一颗恒星旋转的行星
• N-COUNT 一群，一组(相似的事物)
  Aconstellation ofsimilar things is a group of them.
  1. Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
     大多数患者的病症都很相似，鲜有明显的区别。
  2. The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
     最大的画廊在中心位置展出了一组名为《我的心愿》的摄影作品。

英英释义

noun

• an arrangement of parts or elements
  1. the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time
  Synonym:configuration
• a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

双语例句

• The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
  最大的画廊在中心位置展出了一组名为《我的心愿》的摄影作品。
• Effects of different distributions of fault satellites on PDOP availability of global navigation constellation are studied.
  研究了不同故障星分布状况对全球导航星座PDOP可用性的影响。
• The Orion constellation can be seen in the fall and winter night skies from northern latitudes.
  在北纬地区的秋冬季夜空中都可以看到猎户座。
• The analysis and optimization of constellation's coverage in the opinion of simulation are introduced.
  从仿真的角度对卫星星座的覆盖进行了分析和研究。
• This constellation represents a Queen in ancient mythology.
  在古代神话中，这颗星座代表着皇后。
• The parameter of the constellation is optimized with the goal that the GDOP should be minimum.
  并以GDOP最小化为目标，对该系统的星座参数进行了优化。
• In brilliant blue, this is the pulsar wind nebula of the Crab Nebula in the constellation of Taurus.
  这个绚丽的蓝色是金牛座星系中蟹状星云的脉冲风星云。
• A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth.
  一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
• A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere within the Milky Way near Lupus and ara.
  矩尺座南半球的星座，位于豺狼座和天坛星座附近的银河中。
• This evening, we zoom in on Vega and its small but distinctive constellation, Lyra the Harp.
  今晚，我们来放大观察织女星和她的小而独特的星座，天琴座的竖琴。