| 单词 | big sky country |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig sky country big sky n. (also with capital initials) a vast expanse of sky such as may be seen from an area of flat, open land; now frequently attributive, esp. in big sky country.In later use frequently with reference to western North America, esp. the state of Montana. ΚΠ 1894 ‘M. Twain’ Tom Sawyer Abroad iv. 56 There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves. 1947 A. B. Guthrie (title) Big Sky. 1953 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 15 Nov. 36/3 ‘The Steel Web’ is a credible picture of a two-fisted, dog-eat-dog era in the history of the Big Sky country. 1990 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. a4/4 If you live in..any of the Canadian communities that dot the Big Sky landscape, you are likely to do your shopping in Sundance. 1992 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Nov. (Good Weekend Mag.) 11/2 It's big sky country, stretching to a distant flat horizon. 2007 Independent 26 Feb. (Extra section) 2/2 This is the über-exclusive Yellowstone Club, 13,000 acres under the ‘big sky’ of Montana. < as lemmas |
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