单词 | labours of the moon |
释义 | > as lemmaslabours of the moon 9. An eclipse of the moon. Usually in plural in labours of the moon. Chiefly poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > light of moon > [noun] > eclipse labour1580 1580 A. Fleming tr. F. Nausea Bright Burning Beacon sig. B1v The lacke of light which dims the Sunne, The labours of the Moone likewise. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 91 Teach me the various Labours of the Moon, And whence proceed th' Eclipses of the Sun [L. defectus solis varios, lunaeque labores] . View more context for this quotation 1748 H. Layng Several Pieces Prose & Verse 21 I..Describ'd the Ocean, and explain'd the Tide ; the Labours of the Moon ; and where the Sun And Planetary Orbs their courses run. 1838 Mirror Lit., Amusement, & Instr. 32 404/2 His [sc. the sun's] burning rays would dry up and consume the earth, but for the kindly rain and refreshing dews, which they ascribed to the labours of the moon. 1975 Classical Q. New Ser. 25 154 Ovid likens a girl's deep blush to the dark hue of roses amid lilies or the moon in labour, when her horses are bewitched. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。