honeymoon

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H0263800 (hŭn′ē-mo͞on′)n.1. A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple.2. An early harmonious period in a relationship: The honeymoon between the new President and the press was soon over.intr.v. hon·ey·mooned, hon·ey·moon·ing, hon·ey·moons To go on a honeymoon.

[Perhaps from a comparison of the moon, which wanes as soon as it is full, to the affections of a newly married couple, which are most tender right after marriage.]

hon′ey·moon′er n.

honeymoon

(ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn) n1. a. a holiday taken by a newly married coupleb. (as modifier): a honeymoon cottage. 2. a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoon: a second honeymoon. 3. the early, usually calm period of a relationship, such as a political or business onevb (intr) to take a honeymoon[C16: traditionally explained as an allusion to the feelings of married couples as changing with the phases of the moon] ˈhoneyˌmooner n

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(ˈhʌn iˌmun)

n., v. -mooned, -moon•ing. n. 1. a vacation or trip taken by a newly married couple. 2. the month or so following a marriage. 3. any new relationship characterized by an initial period of harmony and goodwill. v.i. 4. to spend one's honeymoon (usu. fol. by in or at). [1540–50] hon′ey•moon`er, n.

honeymoon

Past participle: honeymooned
Gerund: honeymooning

Imperative
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Present
I honeymoon
you honeymoon
he/she/it honeymoons
we honeymoon
you honeymoon
they honeymoon

Preterite
I honeymooned
you honeymooned
he/she/it honeymooned
we honeymooned
you honeymooned
they honeymooned

Present Continuous
I am honeymooning
you are honeymooning
he/she/it is honeymooning
we are honeymooning
you are honeymooning
they are honeymooning

Present Perfect
I have honeymooned
you have honeymooned
he/she/it has honeymooned
we have honeymooned
you have honeymooned
they have honeymooned

Past Continuous
I was honeymooning
you were honeymooning
he/she/it was honeymooning
we were honeymooning
you were honeymooning
they were honeymooning

Past Perfect
I had honeymooned
you had honeymooned
he/she/it had honeymooned
we had honeymooned
you had honeymooned
they had honeymooned

Future
I will honeymoon
you will honeymoon
he/she/it will honeymoon
we will honeymoon
you will honeymoon
they will honeymoon

Future Perfect
I will have honeymooned
you will have honeymooned
he/she/it will have honeymooned
we will have honeymooned
you will have honeymooned
they will have honeymooned

Future Continuous
I will be honeymooning
you will be honeymooning
he/she/it will be honeymooning
we will be honeymooning
you will be honeymooning
they will be honeymooning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been honeymooning
you have been honeymooning
he/she/it has been honeymooning
we have been honeymooning
you have been honeymooning
they have been honeymooning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been honeymooning
you will have been honeymooning
he/she/it will have been honeymooning
we will have been honeymooning
you will have been honeymooning
they will have been honeymooning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been honeymooning
you had been honeymooning
he/she/it had been honeymooning
we had been honeymooning
you had been honeymooning
they had been honeymooning

Conditional
I would honeymoon
you would honeymoon
he/she/it would honeymoon
we would honeymoon
you would honeymoon
they would honeymoon

Past Conditional
I would have honeymooned
you would have honeymooned
he/she/it would have honeymooned
we would have honeymooned
you would have honeymooned
they would have honeymooned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honeymoon - a holiday taken by a newly married coupleholiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
	2.	honeymoon - the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or politicalperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"holiday, vacation - spend or take a vacation

Translations

蜜月

honey

(ˈhani) noun1. a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers. bread and honey.蜂蜜2. (especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves). 亲爱的，宝贝儿 ˈhoneybee noun a bee in a hive, bred for producing honey. 蜜蜂ˈhoneycomb noun the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey. 蜜蜂窝，蜂房 ˈhoneymoon noun a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage. We went to London for our honeymoon; (also adjective) a honeymoon couple.蜜月

honeymoon

→ 蜜月zhCN

We're on our honeymoon (US)
We are on our honeymoon (UK) → 我们是来度蜜月的

honeymoon

honeymoon period

The short amount of time at the beginning of a new relationship, activity, or pursuit when everything goes well and seems to be free of problems. Donna was excited when she started her new job, but once the honeymoon period was over, she realized that she had more responsibilities than she could handle. Many couples find it difficult to maintain a relationship after the honeymoon period ends.See also: honeymoon, period

honeymoon phase

The short amount of time at the beginning of a new relationship, activity, or pursuit when everything goes well and seems to be free of problems. Donna was excited when she started her new job, but once the honeymoon phase was over, she realized that she had more responsibilities than she could handle. Many couples find it difficult to maintain a relationship after the honeymoon phase ends.See also: honeymoon, phase

honeymoon stage

The short amount of time at the beginning of a new relationship, activity, or pursuit when everything goes well and seems to be free of problems. Donna was excited when she started her new job, but once the honeymoon stage was over, she realized that she had more responsibilities than she could handle. Many couples find it difficult to maintain a relationship after the honeymoon stage ends.See also: honeymoon, stage

the honeymoon is over

The end of the short amount of time (called the "honeymoon") at the beginning of a new relationship, activity, or pursuit when everything goes well and seems to be free of problems. Donna was excited when she started her new job, but once the honeymoon was over, she realized that she had more responsibilities than she could handle. Many couples find it difficult to maintain a relationship after the honeymoon is over.See also: honeymoon, over

The honeymoon is over.

The early pleasant beginning (as at the start of a marriage) has ended. Okay, the honeymoon is over. It's time to settle down and do some hard work. I knew the honeymoon was over at my new job when they started yelling at me to work faster.See also: honeymoon, over

honeymoon is over, the

The initial harmonious period in a new relationship has ended, as in After the first ninety days, the honeymoon between the new President and the press was over . The figurative use of honeymoon (literally referring to the first month of marriage) dates from the late 1500s. See also: honeymoon

a/the ˈhoneymoon period

a period of time at the beginning of something, for example a relationship, a job, a period in government, etc., when everybody is pleased with you and there appear to be no problems: The honeymoon period is over now for the new President.See also: honeymoon, period

honeymoon (period)

and honeymoon stage n. an early stage in any activity, before problems set in. You’ll know the honeymoon period is over when everything seems to go wrong at once. Of course, this is still the honeymoon stage, but everything seems to be going all right. See also: honeymoon, period

honeymoon stage

verbSee honeymoon periodSee also: honeymoon, stage

honeymoon

verbSee honeymoon period

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noun a holiday taken by a newly married couple

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noun the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship

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verb spend a holiday after one's marriage

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