单词	honeymoon
释义	honeymoon1 nounhoneymoon2 verb honeymoonhon‧ey‧moon1 /ˈhʌnimuːn/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhoneymoon Origin: 1500-1600 honey + moon; because the moon appears to get smaller, like the love of some newly married people Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The Maldives is a popular destination for honeymoon couples. We're thinking of going to Barbados for our honeymoon. We came to Paris on our honeymoon, and fell in love with the place. We had our honeymoon in Majorca. Where are you going on honeymoon? EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As he tries to deal with them, he may find that his political honeymoon is over. I haven't had a holiday for ten years, not since our honeymoon. Soon enough, just as the saying goes, the honeymoon is over. Still, for a prime minister who enjoyed the longest honeymoon in living memory, these are unhappy days. The couple were determined their honeymoon should be too, despite equal determination on behalf of the world's press to keep them company. Thesaurus THESAURUS► wedding a ceremony in which two people get married, especially one with a religious service: · We had our wedding in the local church.· a registry office wedding ► marriage a wedding. Marriage is less common and more formal than wedding: · Their marriage will take place in Westminster Abbey. ► reception a large formal meal or party after a wedding: · Where will you be having your reception? ► honeymoon a holiday taken by two people who have just got married: · We’re going to Barbados for our honeymoon. Longman Language Activatortime when you travel to another place for enjoyment► holiday British /vacation American a period of days or weeks that you spend in another place or country for enjoyment: · France is the ideal place for a romantic holiday.be on holiday/vacation: · Mrs Southey is on holiday in Florida.· Karl will take care of the house while we're on vacation.have a holiday/vacation: · I had two weeks' holiday in Thailand last year.take a holiday/vacation (=go somewhere for a holiday): · We couldn't afford to take a vacation at the moment.family holiday/vacation (=with your family): · They take a two-week family vacation every summer. ► trip a holiday, especially an organized holiday that you go on in order to do a particular activity: · This year we're going to Colorado on a five-day skiing trip.go on a trip: · They went on a trip to Australia and loved it.· Every year Peter goes on a fishing trip with all his old friends.take a trip: · We have enough money saved to take a trip to Cancun. ► honeymoon the holiday that a man and a woman have just after they are married: · We had our honeymoon in Majorca.on honeymoon: · Where are you going on honeymoon? ceremonies, celebrations etc when people get married► wedding an official ceremony at which two people get married, especially a religious ceremony: · Mom always cries at weddings.· After the wedding the bride and groom went straight to the airport for their flight to Fiji.white wedding British (=a marriage ceremony in a church in which the woman wears a white dress): · Are you going to have a traditional white wedding?wedding ring/ceremony/invitation etc: · Have you sent out the wedding invitations yet? ► marriage the ceremony at which two people are legally married, whether it involves religion or not: · City Hall keeps a record of all the births, deaths and marriages in the county.· The marriage took place without the bride's parents' consent.marriage certificate/licence: · We had to bring our marriage certificate to prove that we are married. ► reception an event that follows a wedding ceremony in which there is a meal, speeches, and sometimes dancing: · We had our wedding reception in a local hotel.· I went to the church service, but not to the reception. ► honeymoon a holiday that two people go on when they have just got married: · We're thinking of going to Barbados for our honeymoon.on (your) honeymoon: · We came to Paris on our honeymoon, and fell in love with the place.honeymoon couple: · The Maldives is a popular destination for honeymoon couples. ► stag night British /bachelor party, also stag party American a party for a man and his male friends just before he gets married: · It's the best man's job to arrange the groom's stag night.· This is the club where John F. Kennedy had his bachelor party. ► shower/bridal shower American a party for a woman and her female friends just before she gets married, when her friends give her gifts: · Melissa ended up getting three blenders at her bridal shower. ► hen night/hen party British a party for a woman and her female friends just before she gets married: · It's traditional to wear a silly hat on your hen night. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► honeymoon was over  By 1987, the honeymoon was over. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► couple · So he set the play in a hotel room, and Frank and Betty Spencer were the honeymoon couple who booked in.· This is why, by mistake one evening, I stumbled into the wrong accommodation and upon a honeymoon couple.· You're a honeymoon couple, so the staff won't think it unusual.· It was about a young honeymoon couple, Frank and Betty Spencer. ► period · But the first rumblings of serious criticism had started to sound - the honeymoon period was over.· We are in a honeymoon period, and I believe it is an extended honeymoon period.· The honeymoon period, however, didn't last long.· There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job.· But while the honeymoon period lasted she'd get herself to work early.· That was in the beginning, during our honeymoon period. ► suite · The honeymoon suite has a four-poster bed trimmed with lace.· The charming honeymoon suite has its own gallery and a large double Victorian brass bed.· There is also a very pretty honeymoon suite. VERB► go · They've now gone on a fishing honeymoon.· Soon enough, just as the saying goes, the honeymoon is over.· But we are going away on our honeymoon. ► spend · They now live in Cumbernauld after spending a two week honeymoon in Torquay.· They spent their three-day honeymoon in Florida.· They are spending their two-week honeymoon in Tenerife.· We spent a week's honeymoon in Suffolk, which was all I could afford.· We were to spend our honeymoon in a rather dingy hotel at Glenfarg in Perthshire. 1a holiday taken by two people who have just got marriedon your honeymoon We went to Italy on our honeymoon.2 (also honeymoon period) the period of time when a new government, leader etc has just started and no one criticizes them:  By 1987, the honeymoon was over. honeymoon1 nounhoneymoon2 verb honeymoonhoneymoon2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Verb Table VERB TABLE honeymoon Simple Form Present I, you, we, they honeymoon he, she, it honeymoons Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they honeymooned Present perfect I, you, we, they have honeymooned he, she, it has honeymooned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had honeymooned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will honeymoon Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have honeymooned Continuous Form Present I am honeymooning he, she, it is honeymooning you, we, they are honeymooning Past I, he, she, it was honeymooning you, we, they were honeymooning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been honeymooning he, she, it has been honeymooning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been honeymooning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be honeymooning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been honeymooning Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES They're honeymooning in Vermont. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Paul Ramada, where they honeymooned for several days on a package deal. She was to honeymoon in Paris. The female prosecutor is honeymooning and is not scheduled to return to her office until May 13. While they were honeymooning at the Brevoort House, Thomas called on them, alone. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is on holiday► tourist someone who visits a different place for interest and enjoyment: · More than 3 million American tourists visit Britain every year.· Tourists can use the colour-coded map to guide themselves on walks of the city. ► holidaymaker British /vacationer American someone who is spending time in another place or country for enjoyment - used especially in newspapers and advertising: · The town seems so empty in the autumn when all the holidaymakers have gone home.· In the 1950s, vacationers flocked to resorts in the Catskills. ► honeymooner someone who is on holiday with there new husband or wife soon after their wedding: · All the honeymooners will receive a free bottle of champagne. to go somewhere for your honeymoon—honeymooner noun [countable]
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