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1 star noun [C]a very famous, successful and important person, especially a performer such as a musician, actor or sports player: 明星a rock/movie/football starKids wanting to be stars come to Hollywood from all over America.verb [I + preposition; T] (-rr-) If a film, play, etc. stars someone, or if someone stars in a film, play, etc., they are the main person in it: 主演Fowles’s novel ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ was turned into a film starring Meryl Streep.2 avoid ?? verb [T] to stay away from someone or something, or prevent something from happening or not allow yourself to do something: 避免I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays—they’re always so busy.[+ ing form of verb] I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.3 imagine verb [T] to form or have a mental picture or idea ofsomething: 想象[+ (that)] Imagine (that) you’re eating an ice cream— try to feel how cold it is.[+ question word] Can you imagine how it feels to be blind?[+ ing form of verb] She imagined herself sitting in her favorite armchair back home.to believe that something is probably true: 设想[+ (that)] I imagine (that) he’s under a lot of pressure at the moment.to think that something exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true: 假设“Did you hear a noise?” “No, you’re imagining things/No, you must have imagined it.”I’ve never heard her criticize you—I think you imagine it.you can’t imagineused to emphasize a statement:You can’t imagine what a mess the house was in after the party.used to express shock or surprise, often at someone else’s behavior:She got married at 16! Imagine that![+ ing form of verb] Imagine spending all that money on a coat!imaginable ? adjective possible to think of: 可想象的The school offers courses in every subject imaginable.imaginary ?? adjective describes something that is created by and exists only in the mind; that is not real: 想象中的As a child I had an imaginary friend called Pollyshortly ?? adverb soon: 很快We will shortly be arriving in King’s Cross Station.