sky
n
1
(a) [U, sing]
(usu the sky when [sing] but a sky or skies [pl] when modified by an adj 用於单数时通常作the sky, 但受形容词修饰时则作a sky或skies) the space seen when one looks upwards from the earth, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear 天; 天空
a patch of blue sky 一块蓝天
birds flying up into the sky 飞向天空的鸟
under the open sky, ie out of doors 在户外
a clear, blue sky 晴朗蔚蓝的天空
clouds moving across the sky 在天空飘过的浮云
a starry sky/(the) starry skies 星斗满天.
(b) skies [pl]
climate or weather as shown by this 天气; 气候
a day of rain and cloudy skies 有雨、 多云的一天
the sunny skies of Italy 意大利的晴朗天气.
2 (idm 习语) pie in the sky => pie. praise, etc sb/sth to the `skies praise sb/sth very greatly 极力称赞某人[某事物]; 把某人[某事物]捧上了天
The teacher was extolling her work to the skies. 教师极力称赞她功课好. the sky's the limit (infml saying 口, 谚) there is no limit 没有限制
You could win millions! The sky's the limit! 你有可能赢数百万. 无尽无休! sky, v (pt, pp skied ) [Tn]
hit (esp a ball) very high 将(尤指球)击向空中.
🔁 扩展释义
*[skai]n. 天空, 天色, 天堂vt. 击向空中, 挂在高处vi. 高涨【法】 天, 天空, 气候相关词组: out of a clear sky lift sb's spirit sky-high extol sth sky-high blast a fallacy sky-high to the sky under a foreign sky under the open sky
📖 同为「初中」词汇
exchangen. 交换;交易;交易所;兑换(率);
vt. 交换,互换;兑换;交换,调换;
vi. 交换,替换;进行易货贸易,作物物交换;[金融业](货币)交换,兑换;
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.