Moon

英 [muːn] 美 [muːn]

n.  月球; 月亮; 月相; 卫星
v.  以屁股示人(在公共场所进行的恶作剧或侮辱)

复数:moons现在分词:mooning过去式:mooned第三人称单数:moons过去分词:mooned

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 月球
    the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
    1. the surface of the moon
      月球表面
    2. a moon landing
      月球登陆
  2. 月亮;月相
    the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time
    1. a crescent moon
      新月
    2. There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen) .
      今晚看不见月亮。
    3. By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.
      月光下,我只能分辨出物体的轮廓。
  3. 卫星
    a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
    1. How many moons does Jupiter have?
      木星有多少颗卫星?

verb

  1. 以屁股示人(在公共场所进行的恶作剧或侮辱)
    to show your bottom to people in a public place as a joke or an insult

    柯林斯词典

    1. See also: ...the first man on the moon... There will be no moon. ...the light of a full moon. new moon
    2. N-COUNT 卫星
      A moon is an object similar to a small planet that travels around a planet.
      1. ...Neptune's large moon.
        海王星的大卫星
    3. VERB 虚度光阴;懒散度日;闲逛
      If you are mooning around, you are spending time doing nothing in particular, for example because you feel unhappy or lazy, or are worried about something.
      1. Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing...
        莱蒂混了一上午,什么也没干。
      2. My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.
        上班时我在他的部门转来转去,暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。
    4. 对…露出光屁股
      If you moon at someone, you turn your back to them and show them your bare bottom.
      1. PHRASE 千载难逢;百年不遇
        If you say that something happens once in a blue moon, you are emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all.
        1. Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
          极少会碰到麻烦。
      2. 非常高兴;乐翻了天;狂喜
        If you say that you are over the moon, you mean that you are very pleased about something.

        双语例句

        1. The moon disappeared behind a cloud.
          月亮消失在云后。
        2. We can assume that the moon will continue to go around the earth until the end of time
          我们可以认定月亮会一直不停地继续围绕地球旋转。
        3. In both Welsh and Irish the word for 'moon' is of feminine gender.
          在威尔士语和爱尔兰语中,表示“月亮”的词是阴性的。
        4. The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.
          月亮闪耀,田野上洒下幽幽的亮光。
        5. It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly
          天黑了,一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明,周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。
        6. There will be no moon.
          月亮不会出来了。
        7. Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing
          莱蒂混了一上午,什么也没干。
        8. My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.
          上班时我在他的部门转来转去,暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。
        9. Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
          极少会碰到麻烦。
        10. June always rhymes with moon in old love songs.
          在老情歌中June总是和moon成韵。
        11. The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall
          月亮在瀑布溅起的水雾上照出了一道彩虹。
        12. He then stencilled the ceiling with a moon and stars motif.
          他随后用模版在天花板上印上了月亮和繁星图案。
        13. This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon
          就在此刻,内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。
        14. Rupert Moon is out of today's session with a twisted knee.
          鲁珀特·穆恩扭伤了膝盖,无法参加今天的训练。
        15. The moon was low in the sky.
          月亮低悬在天空。
        16. The moon is full.
          月圆了。
        17. The autumn moon has always been a favourite with poets and lovers of nature.
          秋月向来受到诗人和热爱大自然的人们的宠爱。
        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. A cloud drifted by and covered the moon.
          飘过来一片云彩挡住了月亮。
        22. He took a walk with her under the moon.
          他和她在月下散步。
        23. The moon revolves around the earth.
          月球绕地球运行。
        24. There will be an eclipse of the moon next month.
          下个月有月食。
        25. I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can.
          我不能对你作无法兑现的许诺,但我将尽力而为。
        26. The moon was hidden by clouds.
          月亮给云彩遮住了。
        27. The moon was covered by the dark clouds.
          月亮被乌云遮蔽了。
        28. The moon broke through the clouds.
          月亮从云缝里钻了出来。

        短语用例

        moon about/around

        1. (尤指无精打采地)闲逛,消磨时光
          to spend time doing nothing or walking around with no particular purpose, especially because you are unhappy
          1. the surface of the moon
            月球表面
          2. a moon landing
            月球登陆

        moon over sb

        1. 痴痴地思念(所爱的人)
          to spend time thinking about sb that you love, especially when other people think this is silly or annoying
          1. How many moons does Jupiter have?
            木星有多少颗卫星?

        习惯用语

        n.

          ask, cry, etc. for the moon

        • 想做办不到的事情;想要得不到的东西
          to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
          1. many moons ago

          2. 很久以前
            a very long time ago
            1. over the moon

            2. 欣喜若狂
              extremely happy and excited
              1. once in a blue moon

              2. 极少地;难得地;破天荒地
                very rarely
                1. promise (sb) the earth/moon/world

                2. 作出不可能实现的承诺
                  to make promises that will be impossible to keep

                  英英释义

                  noun

                  1. any natural satellite of a planet
                    1. Jupiter has sixteen moons

                  2. the natural satellite of the Earth
                    1. the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
                    2. men first stepped on the moon in 1969

                    Synonym:    Moon

                  3. any object resembling a moon
                    1. he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light
                    2. the clock had a moon that showed various phases

                  4. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

                      Synonym:    lunar monthlunationsynodic month

                    verb

                    1. expose one's buttocks to
                      1. moon the audience

                    2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way

                        Synonym:    moon aroundmoon on

                      1. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
                        1. She looked out the window, daydreaming

                        Synonym:    daydream