;月亮;月球The moon is the object that you can often see in the sky at night. It goes round the Earth once every four weeks, and as it does so its appearance changes from a circle to part of a circle.
[usu the N]
...the first man on the moon...
登上月球的第一人
There will be no moon.
月亮不会出来了。
...the light of a full moon.
满月时的月光
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]卫星 A moon is an object similar to a small planet that travels around a planet.
[usu poss N]
...Neptune's large moon.
海王星的大卫星
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V adv/prep]
[usu cont]
Lettie was mooning around all morning, doing nothing...
莱蒂混了一上午,什么也没干。
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。
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[VERB 动词]对…露出光屁股 If you moon at someone, you turn your back to them and show them your bare bottom.
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[PHR with cl]
[emphasis]
Once in a blue moon you get some problems.
极少会碰到麻烦。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[v-link PHR]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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moon★/muːn; NAmEmuːn/
noun
,
verb
moonmoonsmoonedmooningnoun★1★(usuallythe moon ),(alsothe Moon )[singular ]the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun 月球◆the surface of the moon月球表面◆a moon landing月球登陆2★[singular ]the moonas it appears in the sky at a particular time 月亮;月相◆a crescent moon新月◆There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen).今晚看不见月亮。◆By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.月光下,我只能分辨出形状和轮廓。☞see also
full moon
,
half-moon
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new moon
3[countable ]a natural satellitethat moves around a planet other than the earth 卫星◆How many moons does Jupiter have?木星有多少颗卫星?IDIOMSask, cry, etc. for the ˈmoon( BrE) ( informal) to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve 想做办不到的事情;想要得不到的东西many ˈmoons ago( literary) a very long time ago 很久以前over the ˈmoon( informal) ( especially BrE) extremely happy and excited 欣喜若狂☞more at
once
adv.,
promise
v.verb[intransitive ]( informal) to show your bottom to people in a public place as a joke or an insult 以屁股示人(在公共场所进行的恶作剧或侮辱)PHRASAL VERBSˌmoon aˈbout/aˈround( BrE) ( informal) to spend time doing nothing or walking around with no particular purpose, especially because you are unhappy (尤指无精打采地)闲逛,消磨时光ˈmoon over sb( informal) to spend time thinking about sb that you love, especially when other people think this is silly or annoying 痴痴地思念(所爱的人)SYN
pine for
moon/muːn; NAmEmuːn/
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moon1 noun
moon2 verb
moonmoon1 /muːn/ ●●●S3W3 noun
Word Origin
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1the moon/the Moon the round object that you can see shining in the sky at night, and that moves around the Earth every 28 days: the craters on the surface of the Moon The Americans landed on the Moon in 1969. The moon appeared from behind a cloud. The moon rose into the sky. The moon was shining in the sky.2[countable usually singular] the appearance or shape of the moon at a particular time: It was the night of the full moon. a clear night with a bright moon a thin crescent moon3[countable] a round object that moves around a planet other than Earth: the moons of Saturn4ask for the moon (also cry for the moon British English) informal to ask for something that is difficult or impossible to obtain: There’s no point in crying for the moon.5over the moon British English informal very happy: She’s over the moon about her new job.6many moons ago literary a long time ago: It all happened many moons ago. → once in a blue moon
at once1(15)
, → promise somebody the moon
at promise1(3)
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + moonbright· The moon was very bright.a full moon (=with a completely round shape)· A full moon hung low in the sky.a half moon (=looking like half a circle)· A half moon was up now, pale and cool.a crescent moon (=with a thin curved shape)· The stars and thin crescent moon gave just enough light to see the path.a new moon (=a very thin moon which is just starting to get bigger)· It was twilight and a new moon was rising.a silver/yellow moon· It was a frosty night, with a cold silver moon.a pale moon· Her face glowed in the light of the pale moon.a harvest moon (=the full moon that appears in late September or early October)· Over the potato fields a harvest moon was rising.verbsthe moon shines· The moon shone through the window.the moon rises (also the moon comes up)· He watched the full moon come up over the trees.the moon appears· A brilliant moon appeared over the mountains.the moon comes out (=appears as it gets dark or a cloud moves)· The moon came out from behind the clouds.the moon hangs somewhere literary (=stays there for a long time)· The moon hung over the quiet sea.the moon sets (=goes down so that you cannot see it)· The moon had set, but the sky was clear.the moon waxes (=gets bigger each night)· The moon waxed larger over the next few days.the moon wanes (=gets smaller each night)· The August moon was waning.phrasesthe light of the moon· The clouds blocked out the light of the moon.there is no moon· There was no moon, and the fields were completely dark.
moon1 noun
moon2 verb
moonmoon2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
Verb Table
Examples
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informal to bend over and show your buttocks as a joke or a way of insulting someonemoon about/around phrasal verbBritish English informal to spend your time lazily, moving around with no real purpose: I wish you’d stop mooning about and do something useful!moon over phrasal verbold-fashioned to spend your time thinking about someone that you are in love with: She sits mooning over his photograph for hours.
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