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a starlet
starlet 是可数名词，指年轻的（电影）女演员或小星星。
A starlet waved to the crowd.
一位小明星向人群挥手。
小明星
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小明星
a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
A starlet waved to the crowd.
一位小明星向人群挥手。
多指影视界被力捧的年轻女演员
事业前景光明的年轻女演员。
A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
运动队中技艺精湛且重要的替补队员。
An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
The young starlet signed autographs for her fans after the show.
这位年轻的小明星在演出后为粉丝签名。
A Hollywood agent spotted the starlet at a local theater.
一位好莱坞经纪人在一家本地剧院发现了这位小明星。
The starlet hoped that her latest role would make her a household name.
这位小明星希望她最新的角色能让她家喻户晓。
starlet 是可数名词，指年轻的（电影）女演员或小星星。
A starlet waved to the crowd.
一位小明星向人群挥手。
可在 starlet 前加描述性形容词，如 young。
A young starlet won the award.
一位年轻的小明星获得了这个奖项。
starlet 的复数形式是 starlets。
Several starlets attended the premiere.
几位小明星出席了首映式。
Not this
He is a starlet in the new movie.
Use this
He is a young actor in the new movie.
starlet 特指被宣传为未来之星的年轻女演员，只能指女性，不能用于男性。表达“年轻男演员”时应用 young actor。
Not this
The singer became a starlet overnight.
Use this
The singer became a star overnight.
starlet 只指电影女演员，不能泛指歌手或一般名人。表示歌手走红时应用 star，而不是 starlet。
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崭露头角的小明星
She was a rising starlet in the 1950s.
她是20世纪50年代崭露头角的小明星。
好莱坞小明星
The Hollywood starlet was photographed at the premiere.
这位好莱坞小明星在首映式上被拍了照。
年轻的小明星
A young starlet sang the national anthem.
一位年轻的小明星演唱了国歌。
有抱负的小明星
The aspiring starlet moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
这位有抱负的小明星搬到洛杉矶追求演艺事业。
小明星身份
She achieved starlet status after her first leading role.
她在第一个主角后获得了小明星身份。
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记忆联想：star（星星/明星）+ -let（小），画面中一颗小星星眨着眼，正是一位崭露头角的小演员。
语域：mixed 常见场景：娱乐新闻、名人八卦、影评、文学或诗意表达 starlet 有两种含义，语体不同：指“年轻女演员”时，多用于娱乐新闻、影评和名人八卦，属于中性偏口语的用词，正式文件中较少出现；指“小星星”时，是比较正式或诗意的用法，多见于文学或比喻性表达。日常使用中主要指年轻女演员，且可能带一点“靠外貌走红”的隐含意味，使用时需注意语境。
None of these rhymes exactly with 'starlet' /ˈstɑːlɪt/. The spelling ending -let appears in all of them, but the pronunciation varies: scarlet has /lət/, pallet and mallet have /lɪt/ but with /æ/ in the stressed syllable, wallet has /lɪt/ with /ɒ/, and ballet and chalet pronounce the ending as /leɪ/.
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