单词 | sun-kissed |
释义 | sun-kissedadj. 1. a. Warmed, ripened, changed in colour, or otherwise affected by the sun. Also: bathed in sunshine. ΚΠ 1826 Monthly Mag. Aug. 181 She was gone like the dew from a sun-kissed stone. 1873 E. J. Brennan Witch of Nemi 249 Upon those sun-kissed hills. 1893 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 16 June 738/1 Patinas, which give to silver, and its alloys a bloom as of a sun-kissed peach. 1907 Mother Earth Feb. 14 A soft breeze tenderly whispers among the leafless branches. The sun-kissed spots are as warm as spring. 1990 Independent 29 Sept. (Weekend section) 33/1 Urbanites starved of sun-kissed vistas. 2017 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Jan. t11 Sinking my toes into the sun-kissed sand. b. Tanned, esp. lightly, by the sun or by artificial means; (of a suntan) light, golden. Also of hair: bleached by the sun, or artificially bleached or dyed so as to create a similar appearance. ΚΠ 1888 W. B. Greene Cloudrifts at Twilight 21 Young Laryat..saw athletic girls that danced, as fays And imps might sport beneath a moon-cloud's rift; Of sun-kissed skin and without girth or shift. 1914 Bank Man Aug. 34/2 The radiance from his sun-kissed locks so dazzled the fish that they could not see his bait. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Oct. (Final ed.) b5 Glowing summer tans and sun-kissed hair are long gone. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) 16 Nov. 14/7 Tanners can..also choose from high or low-pressure beds for either a Mediterranean deep tan or a light sunkissed glow. 2001 Heat 17 Nov. 24/2 Glowing from the time she has spent with Guy, sun-kissed, golden brown, and glamorous. 2. a. Having pleasantly sunny weather; (of weather) characterized by sunshine. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > hot weather > [adjective] > warmed by the sun solar1821 sun-kissed1894 sun-drenched1924 1894 J. J. Welty Sunshine & Frost 31 One sun-kissed day in summer bright, An angel came to earth. 1910 ‘M. Morglay’ Songs from Cell 9 No summer, no winter, no sun-kissed spring, No chirping and twitt'ring of birds on the wing. 1984 Talking Drums 30 July 19/3 Up to 150,000 people visited the show in beautiful sun-kissed weather. 1990 Which? Apr. 221/3 It's by no means certain that global warming will turn this country into a sun-kissed paradise. 2016 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 July A sun-kissed day on the Ayrshire coast. b. figurative. Reminiscent or evocative of, or associated with, sunny weather or locations. Now frequently of music. Cf. sun-drenched 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 1907 M. Porter Pitts In Shadow of Crag (ed. 2) 288 No singing, sun-kissed sound of earth now warms the deepening chill. 1918 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 1 Apr. 2/4 Who would have predicted that the song birds would ever come north again with their sun kissed songs? 1991 House Beautiful Aug. 89/1 (heading) Olive oil—the star ingredient for summer's sun-kissed dishes. 2001 Terrorizer Sept. 71/2 Recorded in Texas between 1975 and 1977, this is sun-kissed heavy Southern rock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826 |
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