单词 | sun-drenched |
释义 | sun-drenchedadj. 1. Flooded with sunshine; brightly illuminated by the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > bright with or characterized by sunshine sun-brightOE sunnya1400 sunshining1566 sunshine1578 sunshiny1606 sun-drenched1864 sun-bathed1897 1864 Continental Monthly Nov. 561/1 Through it Moore heard the soft lap of waves, the slow rock of Pacific tidal swells, flowing and ebbing and flowing again through flaming noons, about half-submerged bits of world, palm-shaded, sun-drenched, or swaying white with moonlight under purple midnights. 1929 Radio Times 8 Nov. 421/3 Honey..from sun-drenched meadows. 1971 D. Du Maurier Borderline Case in Don't look Now (U.S. ed.) 173 Shelagh knew that the sun-drenched balcony would soon fill up with Aunt Bella's very mixed bunch of friends. 1992 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 17 Feb. s16 A spectacular picture of sun-drenched white architecture nestled behind a partial screen of trees and shrubbery. 2009 Independent 28 May (Life section) 3/1 Driving SUVs into sun-drenched ball-parks. 2. a. Having a hot, sunny climate; characterized by sunshine or sunny weather. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > warmed by the sun solar1821 sun-kissed1894 sun-drenched1924 1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold ii. 47 He was no longer in the sun-drenched Spring. He had flung himself back..into the winter. 1929 Travel Jan. 17/1 ‘Heinrich’ is his real name, and the native Pineros call him ‘Enrique’, which is typical of that polyglottic, sun-drenched isle. 1991 Traveller Spring 9/1 The very thought of taking off for a glorious fortnight..to the sun-drenched Caribbean..would be enough to send me into a catatonic tail-spin. 2013 Oldie Apr. 59/2 Christmas in Jamaica was low-key, sun-drenched, rum-happy, vibrant and varied. b. figurative. Reminiscent or evocative of, or associated with, sunny weather or locations. Now frequently of music. Cf. sun-kissed adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop metal?1518 anthemic1890 Afro-Latin-American1900 sun-kissed1907 heavy1937 Latin American1937 Memphis1938 sun-drenched1943 indie1945 rockish1955 hardcore1957 doo-wop1958 middle of the road1959 Latin1962 straight-ahead1964 easy listening1965 Motown1965 funky1967 post-rock1967 rocky1967 rock-out1968 funkadelic1969 funked out1970 grungy1971 punk1971 grunge1972 Philly1972 dub1973 drum and bass1975 disco funky1976 punkish1976 reggaefied1976 Britpop1977 post-punk1977 anarcho-punk1979 rap1980 trash rock1980 crunchy1981 industrial1981 New Romantic1981 rockist1981 garage1982 hip-hop1982 thrashy1982 urban1982 Gothic1983 hip-hopping1983 beat-box1984 lo-fi1986 technoid1986 hip-house1987 acid house1988 new jack1988 old school1988 techno1988 baggy1990 banging1990 gangsta1990 filthy1991 handbaggy1991 nu skool1991 sampladelic1991 junglist1993 1943 A. B. Howard Mary Mapes Dodge of St. Nicholas iii. 199 Even her marriage to a Watertown, Massachusetts, man didn't break the childhood pull of salt winds and the sun-drenched smell of juniper. 1980 K. Osney Brownstein Brainstorm 105 They floated, weightless and airy as the sun-drenched lyrics of the sixties. 1984 Gramophone Oct. 472/2 As we head into another winter this consistently sun-drenched music is particularly good to hear. 1988 Esquire Nov. 214/3 Coming up with country-style dishes that epitomize the sun-drenched cookery of the Mediterranean. 2004 Jetsgo In-flight Mag. de Bord Oct. 17 A record that takes fado, bossa nova, and tropicala and throws it into a melting pot with funkified R&B, old-school, hip-hop, adult-contemporary pop and sun-drenched world-beat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1864 |
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