sky

noun

1. 天；天空
   the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear
   1. What's that in the sky?
      天上那是什么东西？
   2. The sky suddenly went dark and it started to rain.
      天空骤然转暗，随即下起雨来。
   3. the night sky
      夜空
   4. a cloudless sky
      无云的天空
   5. cloudless skies
      无云的天空
   6. a land of blue skies and sunshine
      一个蓝天丽日的国度
   7. The skies above London were ablaze with a spectacular firework display.
      伦敦上空礼花绽放，景象壮观。

verb

1. 把（球）击向高空
   to hit a ball very high into the air
   1. She skied her tee shot.
      她开球那一杆打了一个高空球。

1. N-VAR 天;天空
   The sky is the space around the earth which you can see when you stand outside and look upwards.
   1. The sun is already high in the sky.
      已经日上三竿。
   2. ...warm sunshine and clear blue skies...
      温暖的阳光和蔚蓝的晴空
   3. The night sky was lit up by flashes of light.
      一道道灯光照亮了夜空。
2. pie in the sky → see: pie

1. The sun has already set, leaving the sky afire with orange and green light.
   太阳已经落山，但天空中还映照着如火般橙绿相间的余晖。
2. Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around
   炮火不断，信号弹此起彼伏，四周的天空都被照亮了。
3. There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky
   燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。
4. The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky
   云彩扩散开来，几乎遮住了整个天空。
5. The sky darkened abruptly
   天突然暗了下来。
6. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
   在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。
7. They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky
   他们看见一道强光和一个巨大的火球冲向数百英尺的高空。
8. The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
   叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。
9. The sky began to lighten
   天空开始变亮了。
10. Migrating birds filled the pale sky
    灰白的天空中满是迁徙的飞鸟。
11. A pale reddish glow lit the sky.
    略带红色的淡淡光辉照亮了天空。
12. The sun is already high in the sky.
    已经日上三竿。
13. The night sky was lit up by flashes of light.
    一道道灯光照亮了夜空。
14. The sky was speckled with stars.
    天空中繁星点点。
15. A stunning display of fireworks lit up the sky.
    美轮美奂的焰火表演照亮了夜空。
16. A white cloud floated in the sky.
    天空中飘浮着一朵白云。
17. The search lights and the fireworks made the sky a kaleidoscope of colour.
    探照灯和焰火使得天空的颜色千变万化。
18. A bright moon is shining in the sky.
    一轮明月当空照。
19. A full moon hung in the sky.
    一轮圆月悬在空中。
20. A bright moon hung in the sky.
    天上挂着一轮明月。
21. There are innumerable stars in the sky.
    天空中有无数颗星。
22. The rising sun flames the eastern sky.
    朝阳映红了东方的天空。
23. The sunset glow tinted the sky red.
    晚霞染红了天空。
24. Stars faded out from the sky.
    星星渐渐地从天空中消失了。
25. Clouds floated in the sky.
    云漂浮在空中。
26. The glare from the fire lit up the sky.
    火光照亮了天空。
27. The sky over the city was overspread with a heavy smog.
    城市上空罩上了一层烟雾。
28. The sky is spangled with stars.
    天空闪烁着星星。
29. The sky is overcast.
    天阴了。
30. A lone sea gull flew across the sky.
    一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。

  sky air heaven【导航词义：天空】

  sky n. 天，天空

〔辨析〕指广阔的天空或某一地区的上空，其复数形式 skies 主要用于描述天气或某处的天空情况。

  air n. 天空，空中

〔辨析〕指地面或某物的上方空间，常与定冠词 the 连用。

  heaven n. 〈文〉天空

〔辨析〕表示此义时，通常用 the heavens 形式。

n.

the sky's the limit

• 无穷尽；什么都可能；不可限量
  there is no limit to what sb can achieve, earn, do, etc.
  1. With a talent like his, the sky's the limit.
     以他的禀赋，前途不可限量。

the great …in the sky

• 天上的老家
  used to refer to where a particular person or thing is imagined to go when they die or are no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth
  1. Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.
     他们的宠物兔已回到西天的兔宫了。

pie in the sky

• 难以实现的事；幻想的事；空中楼阁
  an event that sb talks about that seems very unlikely to happen
  1. This talk of moving to Australia is all just pie in the sky.
     移居澳大利亚之说纯属异想天开。

praise sb/sth to the skies

• 高度赞扬
  to praise sb/sth a lot

noun

1. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

verb

1. throw or toss with a light motion
   1. flip me the beachball
   2. toss me newspaper

   Synonym:    fliptosspitch